Distraction and interruption in anaesthetic practice.

G Campbell; K Arfanis; A F Smith

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Distraction and interruption in anaesthetic practice.

January 23, 2013

Campbell G, Arfanis K, Smith AF. Br J Anaesth. 2012;109(5):707-715.

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Finding that interruptions were common in anesthesia practice, this study used direct observation to identify strategies that anesthesiologists utilized to mitigate the effects of such distractions.

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