• Minerva anestesiologica · Apr 2001

    Historical Article

    Accidents and mishaps in anesthesia: how they occur; how to prevent them.

    • J B Cooper.
    • Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, 55 Fruit Street, CLN 250, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
    • Minerva Anestesiol. 2001 Apr 1;67(4):310-3.

    AbstractThe problem of safety and accidents prevention is a primary issue in modern anesthesia. Throughout the last twenty years, much effort has been made to assess the causes of mishaps, introducing new technology and safer drugs. The author presents a well known model to describe factors affecting accidents causality, proposing old and new strategies to ensure safety during the everyday practice.

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