Electronic Health Records and Patient Safety
Some templates generate long lists of historical or physical findings that may have no conceivable relevance to a case, and just clutter the record with irrelevant nonsense (Box 19.8). A…
GENERAL SURGERY
Professionalism in Health Care
(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,…
Would You Defend This Complication?
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…
The Nursing Perspective
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…
The Anesthesia Perspective
© 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 …
Public Safety-Net Hospitals–The Denver Health Model
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…
Handovers: The ‘Hidden Threat’ to Patient Safety
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…
Translation of Aviation Safety Principles to Patient Safety in Surgery
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…
The Role of the Surgical Second Opinion
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…
Accountability in the Medical Profession
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…
