Scrutinizing incident reporting in anaesthesia: why is an incident perceived as critical?

R Maaløe; M la Cour; A Hansen; E G Hansen; M Hansen; N L M Spangsberg; U S Landsfeldt; J Odorico; K S Olsen; Trier Møller; T Pedersen

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Scrutinizing incident reporting in anaesthesia: why is an incident perceived as critical?

September 13, 2006

Maaløe R, la Cour M, Hansen A, et al. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2006;50(8):1005-13.

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The researchers analyzed the frequency and types of incidents in anesthesia, as well as risk factors associated with their occurrence.

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