title: Managing risk in the perioperative environment.
abstract: This article provides an overview of managing risk in surgical patients in the perioperative environment.
authors.affiliation: North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust, University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside. eileen.scott@nth.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Summerbell
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom