Current issues in patient safety in surgery: A review

Patient Safety in Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Kim, Fernando J ^a   da Silva, Rodrigo Donalisio ^a   Gustafson, Diedra ^a   Nogueira, Leticia ^a   Harlin, Timothy ^b   Paul, David L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG SAFETY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGERY; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 84930624204     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17549493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13037-015-0067-4     Document Type: Article

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