The normalization of deviance: do we (un)knowingly accept doing the wrong thing?

Richard C. Prielipp; Maria Magro; Robert C. Morell; Sorin J. Brull

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The normalization of deviance: do we (un)knowingly accept doing the wrong thing?

October 20, 2010

Prielipp RC, Magro M, Morell RC, et al. AANA J. 2010;78(4):284-7.

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This commentary describes normalization of deviance and uses examples to illustrate how this problem could appear in anesthesia practice.

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