Journal article
Insertion of Femoral-Vein Catheters for Practice by Medical House Officers during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
The New England journal of medicine, Vol.341(27), pp.2088-2091
12/30/1999
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199912303412711
PMID: 10615084
Abstract
The care of patients in teaching hospitals presents a persistent challenge: a primary commitment to the health of patients must be combined with the educational goals of the teaching institution. These goals include the mastery of procedural skills by house officers. When a medical novice attempts to perform an invasive procedure, the risk of harm to the patient increases, even when the novice is under expert supervision. This risk is accepted for several reasons: it is in society's interest to train physicians to perform procedures; the inexperience of house officers is accepted by patients (or their surrogates) through explicit or . . .
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Insertion of Femoral-Vein Catheters for Practice by Medical House Officers during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Creators
- Eric P KaldjianThomas P DuffyBarry J WuJames F JekelLauris C Kaldjian
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The New England journal of medicine, Vol.341(27), pp.2088-2091
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- DOI
- 10.1056/NEJM199912303412711
- PMID
- 10615084
- ISSN
- 0028-4793
- eISSN
- 1533-4406
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/30/1999
- Academic Unit
- General Internal Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094720702771
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