Quantitative analysis of adverse events in neurosurgery.
Houkin K, Baba T, Minamida Y, et al. Quantitative analysis of adverse events in neurosurgery. Neurosurgery. 2009;65(3):587-94; discussion 594. doi:10.1227/01.NEU.0000350860.59902.68.
Analysis of cases from neurosurgery morbidity and mortality conferences found that while the overall incidence of adverse events was high, most were not considered preventable.