(1) Department of Orthopaedic Trauma, University Hospital Aachen, 30 Pauwels street, Aachen, 52074, Germany KeywordsHealthcareProfessionalismAccountabilityOrthopedic surgeryEthics in health care Pitfalls and Pearls Physicians are required to be highly professional,…
1. Informed consent process 2. Appropriate indications 3. Preoperative measures taken 4. Technical performance 5. Timely recognition and rescue Case Scenario #1 John Doe is a 58 year old who…
Fig. 27.1 The nursing process. The five phases demonstrate a systematic approach the nurse utilizes in providing care. All nurses are taught this process and alignment with the nursing process…
© Springer-Verlag London 2014Philip F. Stahel and Cyril Mauffrey (eds.)Patient Safety in Surgery10.1007/978-1-4471-4369-7_26 26. The Anesthesia Perspective Kirk J. Hogan1 (1) Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA …
Fig. 18.1 Denver Health Medical Center As mentioned, Denver Health is a public, academic health system and Colorado’s principle safety-net institution. The system includes an emergency paramedic system; an acute…
Handover practice element Related theory Implications for education Information transfer Egocentric heuristic: doctors often do not communicate vital information at handover. It was not that they didn’t know what to…
Safety practice Aviation safety example context Surgical safety example context Crew resource management Team, communication, and leadership training for flight and cabin crews Team, communication, and leadership training for all…
Fig. 12.1 Main reasons for patients to seek a second opinion Miscommunication as a Source of Anger In Box 12.3, we examine a case in which a patient experiences complications…
Fig. 11.1 Conceptual framework for stakeholders in patient care Limitations of the Current Practice The practice of medicine has numerous variables which make it vulnerable to human error, as implied…
Fig. 5.1 This morbidly obese man sustained a femoral shaft fracture as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He was treated by intramedullary nailing using a cephalomedullary reconstruction nail….
