Risk Assessment of Using Entonox for the Relief of Labor Pain: A Healthcare Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Approach.

Journal Title: Electronic Physician - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 3

Abstract

In order to prevent medical errors, it is important to know why they occur and to identify their causes. Healthcare failure modes and effects analysis (HFMEA) is a type of qualitative descriptive that is used to evaluate the risk. The aim of this study was to assess the risks of using Entonox for labor pain by HFMEA.

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Tahereh Fathi Najafi, Narjes Bahri, Hosein Ebrahimipour, Ali Vafaee Najar, Yasamin Molavi Taleghani

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  • EP ID EP164566
  • DOI 10.19082/2150
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Tahereh Fathi Najafi, Narjes Bahri, Hosein Ebrahimipour, Ali Vafaee Najar, Yasamin Molavi Taleghani (2016). Risk Assessment of Using Entonox for the Relief of Labor Pain: A Healthcare Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Approach.. Electronic Physician, 8(3), 2150-2159. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-164566