MEDICAL ERRORS IN PRACTICE DENTIST-SURGEON (REVIEW ARTICLE)

A review article of the reduce errors in medical laboratories.

The current article examines the modern practices of reducing errors in medical laboratories. The paper sought to examine the methods that different countries are applying to reduce errors in medical laboratories. In addition, the paper examines the relationship between inadequate training of laboratory personnel and error causation in medical laboratories. A total of 17 research articles have ...

Errors in Medical Practice:

We present a new taxonomy of medical errors, with emphasis on human errors. We illustrate errors due to medication, errors due to diagnosis, errors due to hospital treatment procedures, and errors related to clerical procedures. We also discuss a database of 143 papers on medical errors which we have developed. Introduction Continued concern with the identification and prevention of errors in m...

Medical errors in Iranian hospitals: systematic review

Background: Medical errors are those errors or mistakes committed by healthcare professionals due to errors of omission, errors in planning, and errors of execution of a planned healthcare action whether or not it is harmful to the patient. Medical error in hospitals increases morbidity and mortality and decreases patient satisfaction and hospital productivity. This study aimed to determine the...

Diagnostic errors in medical practice.

Medical errors in pediatric practice.

This prospective study was conducted in a teaching hospital to identify and analyze medical errors in pediatric practice. All admitted children underwent surveillance for medical errors. Of 457 errors identified in 1286 children, medication errors were 313 (68.5%), those related to treatment procedures were 62 (13.6%) and to clerical procedures 82 (17.9%). Physiological factors accounted for 12...