Screen LibraryCase studies of near misses in clinical anesthesia
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Springer Science+Business Media, LLC,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1179-7 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xvi, 236 p.): ill. |
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1441911790 (electronic bk) 9781441911797 (electronic bk) |
| Index Number: | R614 |
| CLC: | R614 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. |