Manejo de los errores en medicina / Handling errors in medicine
Rev. méd. Chile
;
129(12): 1470-1472, dic. 2001.
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-310227
ABSTRACT
If negligent actions are ruled out, medical errors must be prevented or attenuated anhancing security in all the health care system. Prudent and confidential information and assessment are crucial to obtain good results, discarding to look for whom to blame and assuming collectively the supervision of suspected conditions. Massive introduction of technology, intervention of multiple agents in the care of patients and the number of alternatives offered to manage health problems, contribute to increase medical errors. Not to lesser importance are the increasing expectations of patients on health benefits that must be synchronized to the continous improvements in medical care
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Main subject:
Medical Errors
/
Ethics, Medical
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
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