Improving the quality and safety of patient care in cardiac anesthesia.
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چکیده
Mortality • 44,000-98,000 Americans die each year from medical errors (1999 est.) Prevalence • 2.9%-3.7% hospitalized patients have an adverse event (annual estimates) • Adverse drug reactions occur during 2.0%-6.7% of hospital admissions (annual estimates) Cost • Cost attributable to medical errors (2008 est.) is $19.5 billion • Total cost per error (2008 est.) is $13,000 • Annual cost attributable to surgical errors (2008 est.) is $1.5 billion
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
دوره 28 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014