Human errors form a significant portion of preventable mishaps in healthcare. Even the most
competent clinicians are not immune to it. Errors in the perioperative period can often have …

The guarantee of quality of care and patient safety is of major importance in hospitals even
though increased economic pressure and work intensification are ubiquitously present …

Studies estimate that a degree of error occurs in 5–15% of all hospital admissions, with 45%
of errors occurring in the operating theatre. Staffing limitations, high turnover rates, site and …

Error in medicine is becoming a well recognized phenomenon. The US Institute of
Medicine's publication in 1999 included estimations that medical error is the eighth leading …

The 1999 Institute of Medicine report To Err Is Human put a spotlight on death from
preventable medical errors. Surgically related errors are second only to medication errors as …

Making errors is part of normal human behaviour. However when errors have significant
consequences or occur in high risk industries they become of paramount importance. There …

Background Clinicians involved in medical errors can experience significant distress. This
study aims to examine (1) how medical errors impact anaesthesiologists in key work and life …

BACKGROUND: Calls abound for a culture change in health care to improve patient safety.
However, effective change cannot proceed without a clear understanding of perceptions and …

OBJECTIVE: This study prospectively assesses the underlying errors contributing to surgical
complications over a 12-month period in a complex academic department of surgery using a …

Medical errors in the OR can result in substantial morbidity, poor functional outcomes and
mortality. They are associated with significant increases in direct and indirect healthcare …