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patient safety /medical error
Used for:
medical error
Used for:
medical mistake
Used for:
medication error
Used for:
patient safety
Used for:
surgical error
See for:
diagnostic error
Broader Terms:
therapy
Related Terms:
diagnosis quality /standard
Related Terms:
health services research tag
Related Terms:
iatrogenic disease
Related Terms:
malpractice /misconduct
Scope Note:
errors or mistakes committed by health professionals which result in harm to the patient; includes errors in diagnosis, in the administration of drugs and other medications, 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.
Term Number:
0962-5947
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