Medical errors

Introduction: Medical errors

Description of Medical errors

Medical errors (medical condition): Any injury or adverse reaction resulting from any medical treatment. Some examples are medication errors, IV infection, surgical mistakes ...more

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Medical misadventure:
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Medical errors: Errors or mistakes committed by health professionals which result in harm to the patient. They include errors in diagnosis (DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS), errors in the administration of drugs and other medications (MEDICATION ERRORS), errors in the performance of surgical procedures, in the use of other types of therapy, in the use of equipment, and in the interpretation of laboratory findings. Medical errors are differentiated from MALPRACTICE in that the former are regarded as honest mistakes or accidents while the latter is the result of negligence, reprehensible ignorance, or criminal intent.
Source: MeSH 2007

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Medical errors as a Disease

Medical errors: Another name for Medical misadventure (or close medical condition association).
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Medical errors: Related Diseases

Medical errors: Medical errors is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

Symptoms of Medical errors (Medical misadventure)

Some of the symptoms of Medical errors incude:

Symptoms can vary considerably depending on the nature and severity of the medical mistake.

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