Parallels between our response to COVID-19 and approach to patient safety.

Cohen, Jonathan B; Patel, Sephalie Y · Br J Anaesth · 2022

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

The response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the approach to patient safety share three important concepts: the challenges of preventing rare events, use of rules, and tolerance for uncertainty. We discuss how each of these ideas can be utilised in perioperative safety to create a high-reliability system.

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