title: The National Patient Safety Foundation: what it offers surgeons.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmingham, CT, USA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kern
mesh_terms: D005221:Fatigue / Q000150:complications; D005582:Foundations; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration