title: Understanding failure to rescue and improving safety culture.
authors.affiliation: *Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy and the Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI †Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Amir A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ghaferi
authors.forename: Justin B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Dimick
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*