Accidents and mishaps in anesthesia: how they occur; how to prevent them
Cooper, J.B.
Minerva Anestesiologica 67(4): 310-313
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0375-9393 PMID: 11376531 Document Number: 534042
The problem of safety and accidents prevention is a primary issue in modern anesthesia. Throughout the last twenty years, much effort has been made to assess the causes of mishaps, introducing new technology and safer drugs. The author presents a well known model to describe factors affecting accidents causality, proposing old and new strategies to ensure safety during the everyday practice.