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Medical Errors - Legislation & jurisprudence
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Definition of 'Medical Errors'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. |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
30 Jul 2009 
Inadequate anaesthesia may cause distress to the patient and lead to medical litigation. All claims made to the NHS Litigation Authority 1995-2007 were obtained and the data was examined independently by all authors and classified. In a dataset of ... Read more...
Trainee anaesthetists' attitudes to error, safety and the law.
30 May 2009 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Anaesthetists are at increased risk of successful prosecution for manslaughter (nonculpable homicide) compared with other clinicians. METHODS: This questionnaire study assessed the attitudes of 109 British trainee ... Read more...
Medico-legal consequences of post-operative intra-abdominal adhesions.
19 Apr 2009 Post-operative adhesions are an almost invariable consequence of abdominal or pelvic surgery, no matter whether this is performed by the open or laparoscopic technique. Their most important morbidity is small bowel obstruction, but other sequelae ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Medical Errors - Legislation & jurisprudence'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- [Treatment error in administering an enema: a fully manageable risk]
30 Aug 2009 - Litigation related to inadequate anaesthesia: an analysis of claims against the NHS in England 1995-2007. 30 Jul 2009
- You can say sorry. 27 Jul 2009
- [Interview -- medical malpractice --medical treatment errors: rehearsed behavior ] 11 Jul 2009
- Panel of colorectal consultants to act as experts when needed for disciplinary tribunals, etc: a new system. 4 Jul 2009
- How does the law recognize and deal with medical errors? 29 Jun 2009
- Trainee anaesthetists' attitudes to error, safety and the law. 30 May 2009
- [Return of medical records of the deceased to the heirs. Decision of the Provincial High Court of Munich from October 9, 2008] 10 May 2009
- Take care when making statements. 29 Apr 2009
- [Patient safety--USA is abandoning the way suggested in Sweden] 29 Apr 2009
- High-profile death throws spotlight on error reports.
26 Apr 2009 - Medico-legal consequences of post-operative intra-abdominal adhesions. 19 Apr 2009
- Mistakes, misguided moments, and manslaughter. 27 Feb 2009
- Right patient, right blood, right care: safe transfusion practice. 27 Feb 2009
- Five ways to respond to a medical mistake. 27 Feb 2009
- [The discussion of medical errors with the patient] 19 Feb 2009
- [Jurisprudence judging mistakes made during telephone triage] 19 Feb 2009
- Apologies and legal liability. Three little words. 8 Feb 2009
- Apologies and legal liability. Saying sorry is not the same as admitting legal liability. 8 Feb 2009
- Involuntary automaticity: a potential legal defence against an allegation of clinical negligence? 30 Jan 2009
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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