Safety culture and the 5 steps to safer surgery: An intervention study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 958-962

  Hill, M R ^a   Roberts, M J ^b   Alderson, M L ^a   Gale, T C E ^a,b  

^a PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Checklist; Safety; Safety climate; Safety culture; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY ATTITUDE QUESTIONNAIRE OPERATING ROOM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHECKLIST; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL STRESS; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; SURGERY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHECKLIST; DATA COLLECTION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; JOB SATISFACTION; OPERATING ROOMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84937965403     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aev063     Document Type: Article

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