"Medical Errors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Errors or mistakes committed by health professionals which result in harm to the patient. They include errors in diagnosis (DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS), errors in the administration of drugs and other medications (MEDICATION ERRORS), errors in the performance of surgical procedures, in the use of other types of therapy, in the use of equipment, and in the interpretation of laboratory findings. Medical errors are differentiated from MALPRACTICE in that the former are regarded as honest mistakes or accidents while the latter is the result of negligence, reprehensible ignorance, or criminal intent.
Descriptor ID |
D019300
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MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.450
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Concept/Terms |
Medical Errors- Medical Errors
- Medical Mistakes
- Mistake, Medical
- Mistakes, Medical
- Errors, Medical
- Error, Medical
- Medical Error
- Medical Mistake
Wrong-Procedure Errors- Wrong-Procedure Errors
- Error, Wrong-Procedure
- Errors, Wrong-Procedure
- Wrong Procedure Errors
- Wrong-Procedure Error
Wrong-Site Surgery- Wrong-Site Surgery
- Surgeries, Wrong-Site
- Surgery, Wrong-Site
- Wrong Site Surgery
- Wrong-Site Surgeries
Surgical Errors- Surgical Errors
- Errors, Surgical
- Error, Surgical
- Surgical Error
Critical Medical Incidents- Critical Medical Incidents
- Critical Medical Incident
- Incident, Critical Medical
- Incidents, Critical Medical
- Medical Incident, Critical
- Medical Incidents, Critical
- Critical Incidents, Medical
- Critical Incident, Medical
- Incident, Medical Critical
- Incidents, Medical Critical
- Medical Critical Incident
- Medical Critical Incidents
Wrong-Patient Surgery- Wrong-Patient Surgery
- Surgeries, Wrong-Patient
- Surgery, Wrong-Patient
- Wrong Patient Surgery
- Wrong-Patient Surgeries
Never Event- Never Event
- Event, Never
- Events, Never
- Never Events
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1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2004 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2005 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2006 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2009 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2011 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
2012 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2018 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Errors" by people in Profiles.
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Ostrovsky D, Novack V, Smulowitz PB, Burke RC, Landon BE, Isbell LM. Perspectives of Emergency Clinicians About Medical Errors Resulting in Patient Harm or Malpractice Litigation. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Nov 01; 5(11):e2241461.
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Spanakis SG. Disclosure after medical error. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2021 Apr 01; 34(2):173-175.
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Hernandez LV, Klyve D, Feld L, Nalini G, Feld A. Do Nontechnical Skills Affect Legal Outcomes After Endoscopic Perforations? Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 09; 115(9):1460-1465.
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Scott SS, Henneman EA, Nathanson BH, Andrzejewski C, Gonzalez M, Walker R, Martinez VI. Use of a Transfusion Checklist by Student Nurses to Improve Patient Safety. J Nurses Prof Dev. 2020 Jan/Feb; 36(1):33-38.
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Smulowitz P. The illusion of perfection. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 04; 29(4):345-347.
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Osterweil LJ, Conboy HM, Clarke LA, Avrunin GS. Process-Model-Driven Guidance to Reduce Surgical Procedure Errors: An Expert Opinion. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Autumn; 31(3):453-457.
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Avrunin GS, Christov SC, Clarke LA, Conboy HM, Osterweil LJ, Zenati MA. Process Driven Guidance for Complex Surgical Procedures. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2018; 2018:175-184.
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Feld LD, Rubin DT, Feld AD. Legal Risks and Considerations Associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Primer. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018 11; 113(11):1577-1579.
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Tawfik DS, Profit J, Morgenthaler TI, Satele DV, Sinsky C, Dyrbye L, Tutty M, West CP, Shanafelt TD. In Reply-Burnout Is Not Associated With Increased Medical Errors. Mayo Clin Proc. 2018 11; 93(11):1683-1684.
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Tawfik DS, Profit J, Morgenthaler TI, Satele DV, Sinsky CA, Dyrbye LN, Tutty MA, West CP, Shanafelt TD. Physician Burnout, Well-being, and Work Unit Safety Grades in Relationship to Reported Medical Errors. Mayo Clin Proc. 2018 11; 93(11):1571-1580.