Background: Diagnostic errors lead to patient harm; however, most research has been
conducted in nonsurgical disciplines. We sought to characterize diagnostic error in the pre …

Surgical diagnostic errors are clinically and financially costly. Efforts to identify, monitor, and
reduce the rates of these errors are urgently needed. Diagnostic error may involve various …

Objective: While errors can harm patients they remain poorly studied. This study
characterized errors in the care of surgical patients and examined the association of errors …

Objective: Our objective was to determine the extent surgical disciplines categorize, define,
and study errors, then use this information to provide recommendations for both current …

Background Neurosurgery is a specialty associated with high risk of malpractice claims,
which can be influenced by quality and safety of care. Diagnostic errors have gained …

BACKGROUND: The relative importance of the different factors that cause surgical error is
unknown. Malpractice claim file analysis may help to identify leading causes of surgical error …

OBJECTIVE: This study prospectively assesses the underlying errors contributing to surgical
complications over a 12-month period in a complex academic department of surgery using a …

Abstract The Surgical Patient Safety System (SURPASS) has been proven to improve
patient outcomes. However, few studies have evaluated the details of litigation and its …

Medical errors have now been listed as an important cause of death, and are manifest in the
numerous litigations that occur in the present day. Reporting of errors includes the mildest of …

Error in medicine is becoming a well recognized phenomenon. The US Institute of
Medicine's publication in 1999 included estimations that medical error is the eighth leading …