Why simulation matters: a systematic review on medical errors occurring during simulated health care.

Leshya Bokka; Francesco Ciuffo; Timothy C Clapper

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Why simulation matters: a systematic review on medical errors occurring during simulated health care.

February 14, 2024

Bokka L, Ciuffo F, Clapper TC. J Patient Saf. 2024;20(2):110-118.

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Simulation provides a safe environment to learn new skills or identify medical errors. This system review highlights 20 studies on healthcare simulation to characterize types of errors identified. Errors were categorized into errors of commission, errors of omission, systems-related, or communication-related. All 13 studies that identified systems-related errors were conducted in situ, underscoring the importance of simulations on actual clinical units.

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