Safety in surgery

In this chapter we first provide an overview of studies of errors and adverse outcomes in surgery. We also provide a brief summary of approaches to human error and systems thinking, which we contend could enhance current ways of understanding surgical outcomes, both in the analysis of individual cas...

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Main Authors: Vincent, C, Moorthy, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2010