Abstract Medical errors are the third leading cause of death, right after cancer and heart diseases, causing around 250,000 deaths every year. Approximately 40% of these errors happen in the..
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Abstract Introduction Medication errors are an unnecessary cost to a healthcare system and patients of a country. This review aimed to systematically identify published cost variables used to calculate the cost..
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Abstract Introduction Medication errors are an unnecessary cost to a healthcare system and patients of a country. This review aimed to systematically identify published cost variables used to calculate the cost..
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Why Simulation Matters: A Systematic Review on Medical Errors Occurring During Simulated Health Care
Abstract Background Over the past decade, the implementation of simulation education in health care has increased exponentially. Simulation-based education allows learners to practice patient care in a controlled, psychologically safe..
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Abstract Background Error reporting is vital for the prevention of medical errors. Despite the importance of error reporting, underreporting of medical errors is a common reality in many countries. Therefore, barriers to error..
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Abstract In 2020, the attention of the medical community was stolen by the novel coronavirus pandemic. In the setting of the rapidly evolving and unpredictable deadly disease, there was little..
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Continuing Education Activity This activity provides an in-depth description of the significance of medical error in the practice of medicine. It also highlights a number of important aspects in..
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Abstract We describe an adverse event during minimally invasive cardiac surgery that resulted in a multi-disciplinary review of intra-operative errors and the creation of a procedural checklist. This checklist aims..
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