Equipment-related incidents in the operating room: an analysis of occurrence, underlying causes and consequences for the clinical process.
Wubben I, van Manen JG, van den Akker BJ, et al. Equipment-related incidents in the operating room: an analysis of occurrence, underlying causes and consequences for the clinical process. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(6):e64. doi:10.1136/qshc.2009.037515.
Faulty or missing equipment resulted in operating room delays in nearly 16% of scheduled surgeries, in this study performed at a teaching hospital in the Netherlands.
Wubben I, van Manen JG, van den Akker BJ, et al. Equipment-related incidents in the operating room: an analysis of occurrence, underlying causes and consequences for the clinical process. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(6):e64. doi:10.1136/qshc.2009.037515.