Surgical errors and preventable adverse medical events cause an estimated 45,000-98,000 deaths per year in the U.S.A., with the operating theatre being the most common site for adverse effects.
An error is a failure of a planned action to achieve a desired goal 1 . A surgical error can have severe consequences and can cause adverse effects. It has been estimated that between 45,000-98,000 deaths per year in the U.S.A. are a result of preventable adverse medical events 2-5 ; and these figures would probably be proportionally reflected across the Atlantic if estimates were available. The operating theatre is the most common site for adverse effects to occur in a hospital 6 .
Sudip K. Sarker (Thu,) conducted a review in Surgical errors and preventable adverse medical events. Surgical errors and preventable adverse medical events cause an estimated 45,000-98,000 deaths per year in the U.S.A., with the operating theatre being the most common site for adverse effects.
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