Safer surgery analysing behaviour in the operating theatre
Operating theatres are very private workplaces. There have been few research investigations into how highly trained doctors and nurses work together to achieve safe and efficient anaesthesia and surgery. While there have been major advances in surgical and anaesthetic procedures, there are still sig...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Farnham, Surrey, UK ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate Pub
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798361906719 |
| Summary: | Operating theatres are very private workplaces. There have been few research investigations into how highly trained doctors and nurses work together to achieve safe and efficient anaesthesia and surgery. While there have been major advances in surgical and anaesthetic procedures, there are still significant risks for patients during operations and adverse events are not unknown. Due to rising concern about patient safety, surgeons and anaesthetists have looked for ways of minimising adverse events. Behavioural scientists have been encouraged by clinicians to bring research techniques used in o |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (483 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781317060031 9781315607436 9781282261297 9786612261299 9780754695776 |
