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Litigation related to drug errors in anaesthesia: an analysis of claims against the NHS in England 1995-2007.
Cranshaw J, Gupta KJ, Cook TM. Anaesthesia. 2009 Oct 22; [Epub ahead of print].
 

This study analyzed nearly a hundred claims alleging patient harm and categorized them by error type, with the most frequent being drug administration errors. Investigators surmised that less than half the claims could have been prevented by using recommended double checking processes.
 
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Resource Type:  Journal Article > Study

Setting of Care:  Hospitals > General Hospitals > Operating Room

Target Audience:  Health Care Providers

   Health Care Executives and Administrators > Quality and Safety Professionals

Clinical Area:  Medicine > Anesthesiology

Safety Target:  Medication Safety > Side Effects/Adverse Drug Reactions

   Medication Safety > Medication Errors/Preventable Adverse Drug Events > Administration Errors

   Surgical Complications

Error Types:  Active Errors

   Latent Errors

Approach to Improving Safety:  Legal and Policy Approaches > Malpractice Litigation

   Error Reporting and Analysis > Error Analysis

   Human Factors Engineering

Origin/Sponsor:  Europe > United Kingdom
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