Hegarty – Risk Mitigation in Spinal Procedures

Dr. Dominic Hegarty presents on risk mitigation in spinal procedures. Dr. Hegarty talks about how systems engineering perspectives can inform risk. This is why it’s important to have risk mitigation options. Next, he describes different levels of risk analysis. These include individual factors, technical issues, skill set, and environmental factors. Further, safety profiles are important to consider. Dr. Hegarty also discusses other factors in risk mitigation, including needle position.