"Patient Harm" 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.
A measure of PATIENT SAFETY considering errors or mistakes which result in harm to the patient. They include errors in the administration of drugs and other medications (MEDICATION ERRORS), errors in the performance of procedures or the use of other types of therapy, in the use of equipment, and in the interpretation of laboratory findings and preventable accidents involving patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D064406
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.135.060.075.349 N06.850.725
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| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Harm" 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 11 01; 5(11):e2241461.
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Martin J, Benjamin EM, Craver C, Kroch EA, Nelson EC, Bankowitz R. Measuring Adverse Events in Hospitalized Patients: An Administrative Method for Measuring Harm. J Patient Saf. 2016 09; 12(3):125-31.