Medical errors in neurosurgery

Background: Medical errors cause nearly 100,000 deaths per year and cost billions of dollars annually. In order to rationally develop and institute programs to mitigate errors, the relative frequency and costs of different errors must be documented. This analysis will permit the judicious allocation...

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Published in:	Surgical neurology international Vol. 5; no. 11; pp. 435 - S440
Main Authors:	Rolston, JohnD, Zygourakis, CorinnaC, Berger, MitchelS, Han, SeungguJ, Lau, CatherineY, Parsa, AndrewT
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pittsford Scientific Scholar 2014 Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Subjects:	Medical errors Neurosurgery Surgical Neurology International: Neurosurgical Developments on the Horizon
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