Adverse events: root causes and latent factors.

Richard Karl; Mary Catherine Karl

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Adverse events: root causes and latent factors.

February 15, 2012

Karl R, Karl MC. Surg Clin North Am. 2012;92(1):89-100.

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This commentary uses scenarios to illustrate the differences between punitive and learning approaches to root cause analysis.

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