A simulation design for research evaluating safety innovations in anaesthesia.

A. F. Merry; J. M. Weller; B. J. Robinson; G. R. Warman; E. Davies; J. Shaw; J. F. Cheeseman; L. F. Wilson

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A simulation design for research evaluating safety innovations in anaesthesia.

January 28, 2009

Merry AF, Weller JM, Robinson BJ, et al. Anaesthesia. 2008;63(12):1349-57.

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This study used a simulated operating theater to evaluate anesthesiologists' error rates when faced with distractions during a clinical emergency. The authors advocate for using this research design to evaluate the effect of safety measures.

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