title: Patient Safety Science in Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Overview.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: jsanch25@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Juan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.affiliation: Lankenau Medical Center and Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Francis D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Ferdinand
authors.affiliation: Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California.
authors.forename: James I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Fann
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*