The disclosure of unanticipated outcomes of care and medical errors: what does this mean for anesthesiologists?

Karen J Souter; Thomas H Gallagher

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The disclosure of unanticipated outcomes of care and medical errors: what does this mean for anesthesiologists?

June 29, 2011

Souter KJ, Gallagher TH. Anesth Analg. 2011;114(3):615-621.

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This review discusses how educating anesthesiologists about risk management and error disclosure can improve patient safety in anesthesiology.

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