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Revisiting patient safety for innovative urological surgery
Author(s) -
Ahmed Kamran,
Sharma Sonia,
Khan Shahid A.A.,
Cahill Declan,
Kumar Pardeep,
Challacombe Ben,
Kirby Roger,
Khan Mohammed Shamim,
Dasgupta Prokar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.273
Subject(s) - safer , patient safety , psychological intervention , medicine , patient care , process (computing) , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , nursing , computer science , health care , computer security , operating system , economics , economic growth
Technological advances in urology have led to many beneficial outcomes for patients. Unfortunately, increasing the complexity of a procedure may make surgical interventions even more unpredictable, increasing the possibility of error, with its detrimental effect on patient safety. In this article, the authors highlight the fundamental components of the patient safety process and recommend measures to maintain and enhance safer patient care. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons