Books in the Human Error and Safety series

This edited collection of articles addresses aspects of medical care in which human error is associated with unanticipated adverse outcomes

Offers a study of how human factors engineers have worked with medical personnel to improve patient safety and reduce medical error in the minimally invasive surgical procedures. This book features examples from laparoscopy, arthroscopy, virtual colonoscopy, and cardiovascular catheter interventions.

A collection of articles that addresses aspects of medical care in which human error is associated with unanticipated adverse outcomes. It considers the topic from a problem oriented, systems perspective; that is, human error is considered not as the source of the problem, but as a flag indicating that a problem exists.