Reflections on safety in surgical practice – Lessons from engineering

Professor Vivien Lees explores how lessons from engineering - like those adopted from aviation - could transform surgical safety by shifting the focus from individual performance to resilient systems, layered protections and inherently safer design.

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Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Published
2026-06-30
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsbull.2026.83
Primary Topic
Patient Safety and Medication Errors
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Reflections on safety in surgical practice – Lessons from engineering

Vivien Lees
Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Patient Safety and Medication Errors
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Reflections on safety in surgical practice – Lessons from engineering

Vivien Lees
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Abstract

Professor Vivien Lees explores how lessons from engineering - like those adopted from aviation - could transform surgical safety by shifting the focus from individual performance to resilient systems, layered protections and inherently safer design.

Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandVol. 108(5)
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Patient Safety and Medication Errors
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