 Medical Errors
"Medical Errors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
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D019300
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Medical Errors- Medical Errors
- Medical Mistake
- Mistake, Medical
- Mistakes, Medical
- Errors, Medical
- Error, Medical
- Medical Error
- Medical Mistakes
Surgical Errors- Surgical Errors
- Surgical Error
- Errors, Surgical
- Error, Surgical
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| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2007 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Errors" by people in Profiles.
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Vila PM, Lewis S, Cunningham G, Brereton J, Espinel AG, Roberson DW, Shah RK. A Novel Patient Safety Event Reporting Tool in Otolaryngology. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 07; 157(1):117-122.
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Blumberg SM, Mahajan PV, O'Connell KJ, Chamberlain JM, Shaw KN, Ruddy RM, Lichenstein R, Funai T, Lillis KA. Radiologic Safety Events Within a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Network. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Feb; 33(2):92-96.
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Lichenstein R, O'Connell K, Funai T, Blumberg S, Shaw K, Ruddy R, Mahajan PV, Chamberlain JM. Laboratory Errors in a Pediatric Emergency Department Network: An Analysis of Incident Reports. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2016 Oct; 32(10):653-657.
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Webman RB, Fritzeen JL, Yang J, Ye GF, Mullan PC, Qureshi FG, Parker SH, Sarcevic A, Marsic I, Burd RS. Classification and team response to nonroutine events occurring during pediatric trauma resuscitation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 10; 81(4):666-73.
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Landrigan CP, Stockwell D, Toomey SL, Loren S, Tracy M, Jang J, Quinn JA, Ashrafzadeh S, Wang M, Sharek PJ, Parry G, Schuster MA. Performance of the Global Assessment of Pediatric Patient Safety (GAPPS) Tool. Pediatrics. 2016 06; 137(6).
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Lavin JM, Boss EF, Brereton J, Roberson DW, Shah RK. Responses to errors and adverse events: The need for a systems approach in otolaryngology. Laryngoscope. 2016 09; 126(9):1999-2002.
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Marmon LM, Heiss K. Improving surgeon wellness: The second victim syndrome and quality of care. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2015 Dec; 24(6):315-8.
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Su L. Why Studying Human Behavior is a Critical Component of Patient Safety. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2015 Dec; 45(12):367-9.
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Ruddy RM, Chamberlain JM, Mahajan PV, Funai T, O'Connell KJ, Blumberg S, Lichenstein R, Gramse HL, Shaw KN. Near misses and unsafe conditions reported in a Pediatric Emergency Research Network. BMJ Open. 2015 Sep 02; 5(9):e007541.
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Stockwell DC, Bisarya H, Classen DC, Kirkendall ES, Landrigan CP, Lemon V, Tham E, Hyman D, Lehman SM, Searles E, Hall M, Muething SE, Schuster MA, Sharek PJ. A trigger tool to detect harm in pediatric inpatient settings. Pediatrics. 2015 Jun; 135(6):1036-42.
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