Key result
Human error was a contributing factor in 82% of 167 voluntarily reported anaesthetic critical events in a teaching hospital.
Population
167 reports of anaesthetic critical events collected over a two and a half year period within a teaching…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
2.5 years
Authors
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Emphasizes human factors in anaesthetic safety; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Observational (n=167)
No
A prospective survey of anaesthetic critical events found that human error contributed to 82% of incidents, emphasizing the value of voluntary reporting for quality assurance and patient safety.
M. Currie (1989) conducted an observational in Anaesthetic critical events (n=167). Anaesthetic critical events was evaluated on Human error as a contributing factor. Human error was a contributing factor in 82% of 167 voluntarily reported anaesthetic critical events in a teaching hospital.
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