title: Patient safety: who guards the patient.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Law and Government Affairs, PC, Richmond, VA, USA. brice@collaborativeworks.net
authors.forename: Rebecca B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Rice
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000451:nursing*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome