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Dec 18, 2015 · “As you can see, this is a very tragic series of events — rife with hospital error — resulting in devastating consequences for our family,” Sinclair wrote.
Feb 4, 2019 · The claim that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the US has always rested on very shaky evidence; yet it's become common wisdom that is cited as though everyone accepts it. But if estimates of 250,000 to 400,000 deaths due to medical error are way too high, what is the real number?
Oct 25, 2007 · Clinicians who feel guilty after a medical error may have parallel feelings of fear — fear for their reputation, their job, their license, and their own future as well as that of their patient.
- Tom Delbanco, Sigall K. Bell
- 2007
Dec 15, 2020 · We introduce psychological classifications of error and then, using clinical examples, show how we can use these ideas to understand how errors occur and how chains of small errors can combine to cause harm to patients.
- Helen Higham, Charles Vincent
- 2020/12/15
- 10.1007/978-3-030-59403-9_3
Oct 1, 2006 · A Medical Error Leads to Tragedy: How Do We Inform the Patient? Show all authors. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM. Palliative Care Service, Wellmont Health Systems, Adventa Hospice, and Quillen College of Medicine, Rogersville, Tennessee. See all articles by this author. Search Google Scholar for this author.
- Steven J Baumrucker
- 2006
Dec 16, 2018 · Steve Burrows' new HBO documentary, Bleed Out, follows the medical malpractice suit he filed on behalf of his mom, who lapsed into a coma after surgery.
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The concept of medical error emphasises the medical settings, such as hospitals 8,9 and primary care clinics, 10,11 where both latent and active errors take place. Patient error more often consists of active errors than of system error.
