Cognitive errors detected in anaesthesiology: a literature review and pilot study.

M. P. Stiegler; J. P. Neelankavil; C. Canales; A. Dhillon

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Cognitive errors detected in anaesthesiology: a literature review and pilot study.

January 25, 2012

Stiegler MP, Neelankavil JP, Canales C, et al. Br J Anaesth. 2012;108(2):229-35.

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This study used expert consensus to develop a taxonomy of cognitive errors in anesthesiology and analyzed the incidence of these errors in simulated anesthesia emergencies.

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