Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Pivot Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Target Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Query: UMLS:C0149871 (
deep vein thrombosis
)
12,364
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
In 2005-6, the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) reported 40 claims of wrong site surgery, at a financial cost in excess of
GBP1
million and unquantifiable and unimaginable emotional, physical and social cost to those directly affected. While wrong site surgery is described as relatively rare within the UK when set against the total number of procedures performed, when further considered under the wider umbrella of 'surgical harm' (which includes surgical site infection, patient identification errors, drug errors, failures in appropriate
DVT
/PE prophylaxis, etc) we are experiencing a worrying trend of increasing harm and patient failure.
...
PMID:Building a safety culture. 1857 87
