Medical Error Disclosure: A Point of View
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In any health care process, adverse events resulting from errors are inevitable.1 A
number of studies have estimated the rate of adverse events, in hospital patients, varied from
3.7% to 16.6%.2-6 Disclosure of an adverse event is an important element in managing the
consequences of a medical and clinical error.7 Although, attempts have been made to minimize
adverse events and medical errors, a dichotomy has developed between medical errors occurring
and the disclosure of these errors by medical professionals.
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