Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology: Patient Safety Starter Kit.

Sven Staender; Andrew Smith; Guttorm Brattebø; David Whitaker

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Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology: Patient Safety Starter Kit.

January 22, 2014

Staender S, Smith A, Brattebø G, et al.

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This collection of articles, lectures, and tools includes a departmental incident reporting form and checklists to promote implementation of the Helsinki Declaration on anesthesia safety standards.

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