Patient safety and the role of the Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology: A European survey.

Background: The Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety was launched in 2010 by the European Society of Anaesthesiology and the European Board of Anaesthesiology. It is not clear how widely its vision and standards have been adopted.

Objective: To explore the role of the Helsinki Declaration in promoting and maintaining patient safety in European anaesthesiology.