Equipment-related incidents in the operating room: an analysis of occurrence, underlying causes and consequences for the clinical process.

I. Wubben; J. G. van Manen; B. J. van den Akker; S. R. Vaartjes; W. H. van Harten

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Equipment-related incidents in the operating room: an analysis of occurrence, underlying causes and consequences for the clinical process.

January 19, 2011

Wubben I, van Manen JG, van den Akker BJ, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(6):e64.

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Faulty or missing equipment resulted in operating room delays in nearly 16% of scheduled surgeries, in this study performed at a teaching hospital in the Netherlands.

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