Engineering risk analysis of a hospital oxygen supply system.

Léa A Deleris; Gee Liek Yeo; Adam Seiver; Elisabeth Paté-Cornell

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Engineering risk analysis of a hospital oxygen supply system.

April 5, 2006

Deleris LA, Yeo GL, Seiver A, et al. Med Decis Making. 2006;26(2):162-72.

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Using a risk analysis model, the authors analyzed a hospital's oxygen supply system in order to assess risk and mitigate patient harm.

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