Surgical safety checklists: An update

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 219-224

  Bergs, J ^a   Hellings, J ^a   Cleemput, I ^a   Simons, P ^a   Zurel, O ^a   Vertriest, S ^a   Vandijck, D ^a,b  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

CHECKLIST; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84948421437     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2014.11681015     Document Type: Review

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