Rethinking diagnostic delay in cancer: how difficult is the diagnosis? Page 1 Rethinking
diagnostic delay in cancer: how difficult is the diagnosis? OPEN ACCESS Georgios …

Background Intraoperative interruptions potentially interfere with surgical flow, contribute to
patient safety risks, and increase stress. This study aimed to observe interruption events in …

Background Ensuring competence remains a seminal objective of endoscopy training
programs, professional organizations, and accreditation bodies; however, no widely …

Importance A physician-centered approach to systems design is fundamental to
ameliorating the causes of many errors, inefficiencies, and reliability problems. Objective To …

Purpose We construct validated the instrument to evaluate assessor learning curves and the
feasibility and interrater reliability of MTB-MODe for assessing the decision making process …

We aimed to develop a nomogram for risk stratification of major postoperative complications
in hip and knee arthroplasty based on preoperative and intraoperative variables, and …

Patients with locally advanced renal cell carcinoma require an aggressive surgical
approach, as this strategy represents the only hope for curing the disease. Selection of the …

There is an established tradition of cardiovascular simulation tools, but the application of this
kind of technology in the e-Learning arena is a novel approach. This paper presents an e …

A multi-disciplinary approach to designing safer healthcare was utilised to investigate risks
in the bed-space in elective surgical wards. The Designing Out Medical Error (DOME) …

Background. Poor teamwork and nontechnical skill performance are increasingly
recognized as important contributing factors to errors and adverse events in the operating …