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| Contents |
Understanding human error -- The trouble with blood is it all looks the same: transfusion errors -- Stopping bad things from happening to good people in shock trauma centers -- Misadventures in general surgery -- Safety and error issues in minimally invasive surgery -- The laparoscopic surgeon's posture -- Anesthesia incidents and accidents -- The Trojan horse of the operating room: alarms and the noise of anesthesia -- The intensive care unit may be harmful to your health -- Challenges and adverse events in the home -- Aging, cognition, and patient errors in following medical instructions -- Prescription for error: can health care providers really "do no harm"? -- All the men and women merely players. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2003042849 |
| ISBN | 0805833773 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 0805833781 (paper) : |
