Monográfico de Seguridad : BJA Julio 2010
Volume 105, Number 1, July 2010
El próximo número de la Revista British Journal of Anaesthesia publica una serie de artículos de revisión sobre Seguridad en Anestesia, los cuales recomendamos a todos aquellos interesados en el tema, en especial las tres editoriales a modo de reflexión e introducción para aquellos que comienzan a leer sobre seguridad.
Avanzamos el índice de la revista con los enlaces a los artículos.
To err is human
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Anaesthetists work with a wide variety of highly engineered equipment, technology, and drugs to care for our patients. A near-perfect safety record is expected and is (usually) achieved, so the search for improvement in our performance may seem frustrating and perhaps even futile. Drug therapies in anaesthesia have evolved to the point where predictable and safe effectiveness is the norm, as illustrated in the 2009 postgraduate issue of the British Journal of Anaesthesia.1 Our equipment is also highly evolved, highly effective, and if it fails at all, tends to fail safely.2 Yet, we still cause harm to our patients. The death of Elaine Bromiley in the UK is a tragic and well-publicized occasion when medicine failed in its care.3 Perfect care is still some way off, . . . [Full Text of this Article]
EDITORIALS
J. G. Hardman and I. K. Moppett
To err is human
Br. J. Anaesth. 2010 105: 1-3; doi:10.1093/bja/aeq146 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
D. M. Gaba
Crisis resource management and teamwork training in anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2010 105: 3-6; doi:10.1093/bja/aeq124 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
K. J. Fong
Risk management, NASA, and the National Health Service: lessons we should learn
Br. J. Anaesth. 2010 105: 6-8; doi:10.1093/bja/aeq139 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
REVIEW ARTICLES
S. J. Mercer, C. L. Whittle, and P. F. Mahoney
Lessons from the battlefield: human factors in defence anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2010 105: 9-20; doi:10.1093/bja/aeq110 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
N. J. Toff
Human factors in anaesthesia: lessons from aviation
BJA Advance Access published on May 27, 2010
Br. J. Anaesth. 2010 105: 21-25; doi:10.1093/bja/aeq127 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
J. F. Bion, T. Abrusci, and P. Hibbert
Human factors in the management of the critically ill patient
BJA Advance Access published on May 28, 2010
Br. J. Anaesth. 2010 105: 26-33; doi:10.1093/bja/aeq126 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
J. Larsson and M. Sanner
Doing a good job and getting something good out of it: on stress and well-being in anaesthesia
BJA Advance Access published on June 3, 2010
Br. J. Anaesth. 2010 105: 34-37; doi:10.1093/bja/aeq125 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
R. Flin, R. Patey, R. Glavin, and N. Maran
Anaesthetists’ non-technical skills
BJA Advance Access published on June 3, 2010
Br. J. Anaesth. 2010 105: 38-44; doi:10.1093/bja/aeq134 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
D. Cumin, J. M. Weller, K. Henderson, and A. F. Merry
Standards for simulation in anaesthesia: creating confidence in the tools
BJA Advance Access published on May 27, 2010
Br. J. Anaesth. 2010 105: 45-51; doi:10.1093/bja/aeq095 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
M. van Beuzekom, F. Boer, S. Akerboom, and P. Hudson
Patient safety: latent risk factors
Br. J. Anaesth. 2010 105: 52-59; doi:10.1093/bja/aeq135 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A. F. Smith and K. Mishra
Interaction between anaesthetists, their patients, and the anaesthesia team
Br. J. Anaesth. 2010 105: 60-68; doi:10.1093/bja/aeq132 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
R. P. Mahajan
Critical incident reporting and learning
Br. J. Anaesth. 2010 105: 69-75; doi:10.1093/bja/aeq133 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
R. J. Glavin
Drug errors: consequences, mechanisms, and avoidance
BJA Advance Access published on May 27, 2010
Br. J. Anaesth. 2010 105: 76-82; doi:10.1093/bja/aeq131 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
E. Fioratou, R. Flin, R. Glavin, and R. Patey
Beyond monitoring: distributed situation awareness in anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2010 105: 83-90; doi:10.1093/bja/aeq137 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
