Case studies of near misses in clinical anesthesia /
All anesthesiologists eventually face the fear of a "near miss," when a patient's life has been put at risk. Learning from the experience is crucial to professionalism and the ongoing development of expertise. Drawing on forty-plus years of practice in major metropolitan hospitals in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer Science+Business Media, LLC,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | All anesthesiologists eventually face the fear of a "near miss," when a patient's life has been put at risk. Learning from the experience is crucial to professionalism and the ongoing development of expertise. Drawing on forty-plus years of practice in major metropolitan hospitals in the United States, Norway, and South Africa, John Brock-Utne, MD presents 80 carefully selected cases that provide the basis for lessons and tips to prevent potential disaster. The cases emphasize problem-centered learning and span a broad range of topics-from an outbreak of operating room infection (cou. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1441911782 (print) 1441911790 (electronic bk) 9781441911780 (print) 9781441911797 (electronic bk) |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-4419-1179-7 |