Technical Errors
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….
GENERAL SURGERY
Effective Communication—Tips and Tricks
Fig. 9.1 Patients present to a physician’s office at some of the worst times of their lives, and are therefore rightfully anxious and intimidated. An open, honest, and transparent communication…
Incidence of ‘Never Events’ and Common Complications
© Springer-Verlag London 2014Philip F. Stahel and Cyril Mauffrey (eds.)Patient Safety in Surgery10.1007/978-1-4471-4369-7_2 2. Incidence of ‘Never Events’ and Common Complications Michael B. Cross1 and Cyril Mauffrey2 (1) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East…
Non-technical Aspects of Safe Surgical Performance
Category Element Situation awareness Gathering information Understanding information Projecting and anticipating future state Decision making Considering options Selecting and communicating option Implementing and reviewing decisions Leadership Setting and maintaining standards…
Diagnostic Errors
© Springer-Verlag London 2014Philip F. Stahel and Cyril Mauffrey (eds.)Patient Safety in Surgery10.1007/978-1-4471-4369-7_4 4. Diagnostic Errors E. Mark Hammerberg1 (1) Department of Orthopaedics, Denver Health Medical Center, 777 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204, USA E. Mark Hammerberg Email:…
Cognitive Errors
Confirmation bias Tendency to seek confirmatory evidence Availability bias The diagnosing of a disease that easily comes to mind Framing bias Occurs when a diagnostician is misled or influenced by…
The Missed Injury: A ‘Preoperative Complication’
Patient related factors Presence of multiple injuries Unconsciousness Intubation Intoxication/drugs Language barrier Examiner related factors Inexperience Presence of life-threatening injuries Time-pressure Incomplete examination Technical errors The introduction of Advanced Trauma…
Quality Assessment in Surgery: Mission Impossible?
Grades Definition I Any deviation from the normal postoperative course without the need for pharmacological treatment or surgical, endoscopic and radiological interventions Allowed therapeutic regimens are: drugs as antiemetics, antipyretics,…
TOXICOKINETICS
3TOXICOKINETICS Rebecca A. Clewell and Harvey J. Clewell III The intent of this chapter is to provide a general overview of the concepts and methods associated with characterizing the absorption,…
PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS OF SOLVENTS AND SOLVENT-LIKE CHEMICALS
18PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS OF SOLVENTS AND SOLVENT-LIKE CHEMICALS Christopher M. Teaf, Michele M. Garber, and J. Michael Kuperberg For purposes of this chapter, solvent classes and individual examples are presented,…
