Saturday, December 22, 2012

80,000 Major Surgical Errors Occurred Between 1990-2010--Study

Study:  "Never" Surgery Mistakes Still Happening to Patients by Bob Holt.  Newjerserynewsroom.com.  December 22, 2012.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University used the National Practitioner Data Bank to  arrive at the 80,000 estimate of  errors based upon malpractice claims.   A study author estimates that the number is likely to be low since many patients filed no claim after a medical mistake.

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