Human Factors Analysis of a Near-Miss Event: Oxygen Supply Failure During Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Bruce D. Spiess, John Rotruck, Harry McCarthy, Olga Suarez-Wincosci, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Joyce Wahr, Scott Shappell

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Abstract

Reducing preventable medical injuries is a compelling urgent goal of the healthcare industry and government alike. Near-miss events should be analyzed as early warnings to teams so that they reduce the possibility than an individual error will go unchecked.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume29
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2015

Keywords

  • human factors
  • patient safety
  • cardiopulmonary bypass
  • oxygen failure
  • hypoxemia
  • cerebral oximetry
  • near miss

Disciplines

  • Cardiology
  • Surgery

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