Objective. Factors that contribute to adverse sedation events in children undergoing
procedures were examined using the technique of critical incident analysis. Methodology …

Objective. Guidelines for risk reduction during procedural sedation from the American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) rely on …

Objective: To develop a preliminary classification system for errors in otolaryngology.
Methods: A retrospective, anonymous survey was distributed to 2,500 members of the …

THE ESCALATING COSTS of healthcare are a source of concern in many countries, 1 but
this additional spending has not been accompanied by a reduction in preventable adverse …

16 potension, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Hospitals and practitioners will have to
determine how to provide training and credentials to the individuals who sedate children; …

Objective: To prospectively identify and reduce proximal causes of error contributing to
inappropriate intravenous potassium chloride orders and reduce adverse events …

OBJECTIVE--To determine the staff required if the rules for airline pilots' hours of work are
applied to junior doctors. DESIGN--Junior anaesthetists recorded their workload from 1 …

Too many patients are harmed by healthcare intended to help them1. Anaesthesia, an
essential component of healthcare, is thought to have become very safe in recent years—at …

The virtual reality coronary angiography simulator “CATHI”(Catheter Instruction System,
Mannheim, Germany) simulates coronary arteries with implemented vessel lesions in virtual …

Errors and critical incidents in health care are often caused or linked to failures in human,
organizational, teamwork, communication, psychological, and/or cognitive factors. This …