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Medical errors in orthopaedics. Results of an AAOS member survey.

Wong DA, Herndon JH, Canale ST, et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:547-557.

The majority of practicing orthopedic surgeons in this study had witnessed a medical error within the prior 6 months, with medication errors and wrong-site surgery the most serious problems reported.

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Resource Type

Study

Setting of Care

Operating Room

Target Audience

Risk Managers

Quality and Safety Professionals

Clinical Area

Orthopedic Surgery

Safety Target

Medication Errors/Preventable Adverse Drug Events

Wrong Patient

Wrong-Site Surgery

Opiates/Narcotics

Error Types

Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events

Active Errors

Origin/Sponsor

United States of America