What about doctors? The impact of medical errors

被引：21

作者：

Abd Elwahab, Sami ^{[1
]}

Doherty, Eva ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Royal Coll Surgeons Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland

来源：

SURGEON-JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL COLLEGES OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH AND IRELAND | 2014年 / 12卷 / 06期

关键词：

Medical errors; Adverse events; Emotional impact of medical errors on doctors; Reaction of surgeons to medical errors and stress; Causes of medical errors; Impact of error on clinical practice; EMOTIONAL IMPACT; STRESS; MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIANS; INCIDENTS; SURGEONS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.surge.2014.06.004

中图分类号：

R61 [外科手术学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Medical error is a distressing event to the patient and the health care providers. The impact of such events has been well studied on patients but poorly on health professionals. These events are still considered as a taboo in the medical culture and hence missed as great learning opportunities. They have negative impact on doctors' emotional wellbeing, general quality of life, and their professional practice and conduct. Medical errors and adverse events also affect the quality and cost of the health service. Health service administrations should provide healthcare professionals involved in such events with professional support and counselling services, and should consider and treat them as second victims. (C) 2014 Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Scottish charity number SC005317) and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：297 / 300

页数：4

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