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David M. Gaba
Researcher at Stanford University
Publications - 193
Citations - 17871
David M. Gaba is an academic researcher from Stanford University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Patient safety & Health care. The author has an hindex of 55, co-authored 190 publications receiving 16810 citations. Previous affiliations of David M. Gaba include Boston Children's Hospital & Veterans Health Administration.
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Anesthesia crisis resource management: Real-life simulation training in operating room crises
Robert S. Holzman,Jeffrey B. Cooper,David M. Gaba,James H. Philip,Stephen D. Small,David Feinstem +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used an ACRM training course for anesthesiologists to practice anesthesia more safely in a controlled exercise environment, and participants rated themselves as having performed well in the simulator.
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Structural and Organizational Issues in Patient Safety: A Comparison of Health Care to Other High-Hazard Industries
TL;DR: The ways in which the health care industry has failed to meet systematically the standards for achieving high reliability are discussed, based in part on two existing theories about the management of high-hazard environments-High Reliability Organization Theory (HROT) and Normal Accidents Theory (NAT).
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Workforce Perceptions of Hospital Safety Culture: Development and Validation of the Patient Safety Climate in Healthcare Organizations Survey
TL;DR: It is possible to measure key salient features of hospital safety climate using a valid and reliable 38-item survey and appropriate hospital sample sizes and this instrument may be used in further studies to better understand the impact of safety climate on patient safety outcomes.
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Emergency Medicine Crisis Resource Management (EMCRM): Pilot Study of a Simulation-based Crisis Management Course for Emergency Medicine
Martin A. Reznek,Rebecca Smith-Coggins,Steven K. Howard,Steven K. Howard,Kanthi Kiran,Phillip M. Harter,Yasser A. Sowb,David M. Gaba,David M. Gaba,Thomas M. Krummel +9 more
TL;DR: The extremely positive response to EMCRM found in this pilot study suggests that this training modality may be valuable in training emergency medicine residents.