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Cardiac surgery errors: results from the UK National Reporting and Learning System.
Martinez EA, Shore A, Colantuoni E, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23:151-158.

This study found that reducing errors associated with medical devices/equipment in the operating room (OR) was a key opportunity for error prevention, whereas medication safety was a focus for prevention outside the OR.
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