The Surgeon
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 93-95 , April 2010

Safe surgery, the human factors approach

  • Tony O'Connor

      Affiliations

    • Academic Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, National University of Ireland, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland
    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. National University of Ireland, Academic Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 15 Deerpark Woods, Headford, Co. Galway, Ireland. Tel.: +353877428572.
    • ,
  • V. Papanikolaou

      Affiliations

    • Academic Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, National University of Ireland, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland
    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland
    • ,
  • I. Keogh

      Affiliations

    • Academic Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, National University of Ireland, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland
    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland

Received 14 October 2009 ,Accepted 22 October 2009.

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PII: S1479-666X(09)00005-5

doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2009.10.004

The Surgeon
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 93-95 , April 2010

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