Dilemas éticos acerca de la revelación de errores médicos a los pacientes

Since the publication of the Institute of Medicines report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System awareness of the importance of medical errors has increased. These are a major cause of morbidity and mortality and recent studies suggest that they can be the third leading cause of death i...

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Autores principales:	Lavanderos,Sebastián, Pedraza,Juan, Russo N,Moisés, Salas,Sofía P
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2016
Materias:	Ethics Disclosure Medical Errors Patient Safety Risk Management
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topic	Ethics Disclosure Medical Errors Patient Safety Risk Management
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description	Since the publication of the Institute of Medicines report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System awareness of the importance of medical errors has increased. These are a major cause of morbidity and mortality and recent studies suggest that they can be the third leading cause of death in the United States. Difficulties have been identified by health personnel to prevent, detect and disclose to patients the occurrence of a medical error, an also to report them to the appropriate authorities. Although human error cannot be eliminated, it is possible to design safety systems to mitigate their frequency and consequences. Our goal is to provide an update on the major concepts related to medical errors, a review of Chilean legislation on the subject, and a bioethical analysis on the principles involved, along with a management proposal. We propose mandatory reporting of errors to the health institution where they occur, to serve as a measure of personal and team learning, and to disclose the error to patients, depending on their own preferences.
author	Lavanderos,Sebastián Pedraza,Juan Russo N,Moisés Salas,Sofía P
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title	Dilemas éticos acerca de la revelación de errores médicos a los pacientes
title_short	Dilemas éticos acerca de la revelación de errores médicos a los pacientes
title_full	Dilemas éticos acerca de la revelación de errores médicos a los pacientes
title_fullStr	Dilemas éticos acerca de la revelación de errores médicos a los pacientes
title_full_unstemmed	Dilemas éticos acerca de la revelación de errores médicos a los pacientes
title_sort	dilemas éticos acerca de la revelación de errores médicos a los pacientes
publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate	2016
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Dilemas éticos acerca de la revelación de errores médicos a los pacientes

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