Assessing system failures in operating rooms and intensive care units.

M. van Beuzekom; S. P. Akerboom; F. Boer

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Assessing system failures in operating rooms and intensive care units.

March 28, 2011

van Beuzekom M, Akerboom SP, Boer F. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16(1):45-50.

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The authors describe an instrument for identifying failures in the intensive care unit (ICU) and operating room to help organizations gain insight into system failures in those high-risk environments.

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