"Mock before you block": an in-built action-check to prevent wrong-side anaesthetic nerve blocks

Anaesthesia. 2017 Feb;72(2):150-155. doi: 10.1111/anae.13664. Epub 2016 Oct 7.

Authors

J J Pandit¹, J Matthews², M Pandit³

Affiliations

¹ St John's College, Oxford, UK.
² Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.
³ University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK.

PMID: 27714767
DOI: 10.1111/anae.13664

No abstract available

Keywords: checklists; human factors; psychology; regional anaesthesia; safety; wrong-site block.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Humans
Medical Errors / prevention & control*
Nerve Block / adverse effects*