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The role of human factors in neonatal patient safety

October 9, 2019

Yamada NK, Catchpole K, Salas E. Semin Perinatol. 2019;43(8):151174.

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Human factors are frequently an important contributing factor to patient safety events. This review describes the role of human factors in patient safety and presents three case studies of human factors affecting care in the NICU. A PSNet Human Factors Primer on human factors expands on these concepts.

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