2003, Number 5
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Cir Cir 2003; 71 (5)
Iatrogenesis. Individual error?, System failure?
Vázquez-Valdés E, Vázquez-Rossainz E, Barradas-Guevara MC
Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 397-401
PDF size: 48.58 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Iatrogenesis has been considered for a long time as a situation created
by the wrongdoing of an individual, that is, the physician. Nevertheless,
we propose that medical error be considered a very complex "social omission"
in which public funding, training of health professionals including
administrators, and even the public education may be responsible for
an adverse medical event, considering that medical officials are just a
part of a system. Detection of latent errors and the epidemiologic study
of those that have occurred, including differences in quality, must be
considered as the main effort in prevention.
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