Medical Errors - Ethics
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Managing medical errors.

29 Sep 2009 A patient with severe arthritis of the hip and shortening of the ipsilateral extremity undergoes hip replacement surgery with correction of the limb-length discrepancy. At the time of the postoperative examination, he is found to have a complete ... Read more...

Disclosing harmful medical errors to patients: tackling three tough cases.

30 Aug 2009 A gap exists between recommendations to disclose errors to patients and current practice. This gap may reflect important, yet unanswered questions about implementing disclosure principles. We explore some of these unanswered questions by presenting ... Read more...

Attending physician work hours: ethical considerations and the last doctor standing.

3 Jul 2009 Based at least in part on concerns for patient safety and evidence that long shifts are associated with an increased risk of physician error, residents' and fellows' work hours have been strictly limited for the past several years. Little attention ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Medical Errors - Ethics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Managing medical errors. 29 Sep 2009
• Disclosing harmful medical errors to patients: tackling three tough cases. 30 Aug 2009
• Setting priorities for patient safety: ethics, accountability, and public engagement. 24 Aug 2009
• Attending physician work hours: ethical considerations and the last doctor standing. 3 Jul 2009
• Negotiating medical virtues: toward the development of a physician mistake disclosure model. 29 Jun 2009
• Dilemmas in surgery: medical ethics education in surgery rotation. 30 May 2009
• Disclosing errors that affect multiple patients. 24 May 2009
• High-profile death throws spotlight on error reports. 26 Apr 2009
• Disclosure of medical errors. 30 Mar 2009
• Disclosing errors to patients: perspectives of registered nurses. 30 Dec 2008
• Ethical issues for the plastic surgeon in a tumultuous health care system: dissecting the anatomy of a decision. 29 Sep 2008
• Medical error disclosure among pediatricians: choosing carefully what we might say to parents. 29 Sep 2008
• Do faculty and resident physicians discuss their medical errors? 29 Sep 2008
• Revealing medical errors to your patients. 29 Apr 2008
• Ethics and rural healthcare: what really happens? What might help? 30 Mar 2008
• When language intervenes: improving care for patients with limited English proficiency. 28 Feb 2008
• [Medical treatment error: differences between nursing personnel and physicians in readiness "error notification"] 30 Jan 2008
• Clinical inquiries. What are the repercussions of disclosing a medical error? 30 Jan 2008
• [Medical error, medical secrecy, bioethics: essence and legal aspect] 30 Dec 2007
• Communicating errors. 30 Dec 2007

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Technical information about 'Medical Errors'

Definition: Errors or mistakes committed by health professionals which result in harm to the patient. They include errors in diagnosis (DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS), errors in the administration of drugs and other medications (MEDICATION ERRORS), errors in the performance of surgical procedures, in the use of other types of therapy, in the use of equipment, and in the interpretation of laboratory findings. Medical errors are differentiated from MALPRACTICE in that the former are regarded as honest mistakes or accidents while the latter is the result of negligence, reprehensible ignorance, or criminal intent.

Descriptor UI: D019300

Alternative terms: Medical Errors; Medical Mistakes; Mistake, Medical; Mistakes, Medical; Errors, Medical; Error, Medical; Medical Error; Medical Mistake; Surgical Errors; Errors, Surgical; Error, Surgical; Surgical Error;

Related Mesh Headings: Iatrogenic Disease; Malpractice;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics; legislation & jurisprudence; prevention & control;

Tree Number: N02.421.450;

History Note: 97

Technical Notes: IM; coord with specific dis or procedure (IM); do not confuse with MALPRACTICE: read MeSH definition; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS & MEDICATION ERRORS are also available; DF: MED ERR