title: Preface:  patient safety:  a noble enterprise.
authors.affiliation: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.forename: Lebron
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D061214:Patient Safety; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000592:standards