From aviation to pediatric surgery.

Javier Arredondo Montero; Carlos Bardají Pascual

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From aviation to pediatric surgery.

July 26, 2023

Arredondo Montero J, Bardají Pascual C. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2023;Epub May 29.

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Human factors strategies are increasingly applied in health care to mitigate the impact of human error in medicine. This article discusses the use of checklists to systematize anesthesia and reduce risk in pediatric surgery.

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