Preventable anesthesia mishaps: a study of human factors*

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Summary

A modified critical-incident analysis technique was used in a retrospective examination of the characteristics of human error and equipment failure in anesthetic practice to uncover patterns of frequently occurring incidents that are in need of careful prospective investigation.

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Published
1978-12-01
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Keywords

Medicine, Human error, Medical emergency, Incident report, Distraction

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