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Unfortunately, in the healthcare arena errors sometimes do occur - albeit unintended - and when they do they are referred to as "iatrogenic" injuries or illness.
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Iatrogenic injuries are injuries caused by medical procedures. Fortunately, there are ways to avoid iatrogenic injuries. In a must read, About's Women's Health editor, Tracee Cornforth, gives 20 Tips for Preventing Medical Errors.
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By Anne Asher, About.com ... Updated May 25, 2005 ... Definition: An iatrogenic injury is an injury caused by a medical procedure.
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"Over a million patients are injured in U.S. hospitals each year, and approximately 280,000 die annually as a result of these injuries. Therefore, the Iatrogenic death rate dwarfs the annual automobile accident mortality rate of 45,000 and accounts for more deaths than all other accidents combined." (23)
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Iatrogenic injuries in theatre. H Connor. Full text. Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) ...
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This article has been cited by other articles: ... R Birch, G Bonney, J Dowell, and J Hollingdale ... In this study, we discuss 68 cases in which peripheral nerve trunks were inadvertently divided by surgeons. Most of these accidents occurred in the course of planned operations. Delay in diagnosis and in effecting repair...
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www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/content/abstract/73-B/2/280
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OBJECTIVE: To review the frequency of iatrogenic bladder injuries (IBI) occurring during obstetric and gynecological (OBG) procedures and we report a single center experience with these emergency urological consultations and interventions and analyze their outcomes and correlate them with the present day trends.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/17206294
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Iatrogenic injuries to the extrahepatic biliary tract continue to occur and result in significant morbidity. ... Iatrogenic injuries to the extrahepatic biliary tract continue to occur and result in significant morbidity. Over the last 10 years, 26 patients have been referred to Westmead Hospital for management of...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/1351718
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Background Iatrogenic cutaneous injuries of the neonate have decreased in number in the last 30 years because of changes in the medical procedures during the prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal periods. ... Sources of Cutaneous Iatrogenic Injuries...
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