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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.
Highlights the significance of surgical errors and preventable adverse medical events in the operating theatre.
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 .
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Sudip K. Sarker (2003) 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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