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Discussing harm-causing errors with patients: an ethics primer for plastic surgeons.
June 11, 2014
Vercler CJ, Buchman SR, Chung KC. Ann Plast Surg. 2015;74(2):140-144.
Disclosure and apology programs are recognized as elements of an effective organizational response to medical error. Using a case study involving an iatrogenic burn injury and disclosure, this review relates how three ethical principles apply to error disclosure.
