Medical errors detected and corrected by a pediatric infectious diseases consultation service.
Errors occur frequently in healthcare and can adversely affect outcomes. This prospective study demonstrates that pediatric consultants can detect a broad range of errors in the course of routine work. Many of these errors have the potential to cause harm and can be corrected by the intervention of an infectious diseases consultant.
Sandora
Thomas J
TJ
Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts 02115, USA. thomas.sandora@childrens.harvard.edu
Goldmann
Donald A
DA
D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003253:Consultants; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011446:Prospective Studies