Epidemic of medical errors and hospital-acquired infections systemic and social causes
'Do no harm' a particularly leading and important phrase in the delivery of healthcare is not working. In fact depending on the epidemiological approach and which data sets one applies, medical errors, hospital acquired infections (HAIs) and pharmaceutical errors combined are the second or...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boca Raton, Fla. :
CRC Press
2012.
Boca Raton : 2012. |
| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009701172606719 |
| Sumario: | 'Do no harm' a particularly leading and important phrase in the delivery of healthcare is not working. In fact depending on the epidemiological approach and which data sets one applies, medical errors, hospital acquired infections (HAIs) and pharmaceutical errors combined are the second or third leading killer of Americans annually: approximately 300,000 die from a combination of medical errors, hospital acquired infections (HAIs), and pharmaceutical errors.100,000 per category. Add to these numbers the hundreds of thousands who are harmed (morbidity) but not killed (mortality) changing quality of life and a substantial problem is defined--Provided by publisher. |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781040069530 9780429142970 9781280121517 9786613525376 9781420089301 |
