Liability for failed mechanical heart valves: an accident and risk perception analysis

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Cromheecke, Manon E.^{; ;} | Yazdanbakhsh, Aria P. | de Mol, Bas A.J.M.^;

Affiliations: Department of Cardiopulmonary Surgery, Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Safety, Systems Engineering, and Technology Assessment Group, Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

Note: [] Correspondence to: M.E. Cromheecke, MD, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management; Safety, Systems Engineering, and Technology Assessment Group, Kanaalweg 2b, 2628 EB Delft, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 20 566.6005; Fax: +31 20 696.2289; E‐mail: M.E.Cromheecke@ AMC.UVA.NL.

Abstract: liability

Keywords: Mechanical heart valves, accident analysis, risk perception

Journal: International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 81-87, 1999