Incidence, nature and impact of error in surgery.

E. Bosma; E. J. Veen; J. A. Roukema

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Incidence, nature and impact of error in surgery.

August 3, 2011

Bosma E, Veen EJ, Roukema JA. Br J Surg. 2011;98(11):1654-1659.

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This study noted a 6% error rate for patients admitted to a surgical ward with nearly 70% having little or no clinical consequence. The authors advocate for systematic evaluation of near miss events as key learning opportunities.

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