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  1. Medical Error, Malpractice and Complications: A Moral Geography. [REVIEW]David M. Zientek - 2010 - HEC Forum 22 (2):145-157.
    This essay reviews and defines avoidable medical error, malpractice and complication. The relevant ethical principles pertaining to unanticipated medical outcomes are identified. In light of these principles I critically review the moral culpability of the agents in each circumstance and the resulting obligations to patients, their families, and the health care system in general. While I touch on some legal implications, a full discussion of legal obligations and liability issues is beyond the scope of this paper.
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  • The Jesica Santillan Tragedy: Lessons Learned.David Resnick - 2003 - Hastings Center Report 33 (4):15-20.
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  • Medication Errors in Family Practice, in Hospitals and After Discharge from the Hospital An Ethical Analysis.Peter A. Clark - 2004 - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 32 (2):349-357.
    The issue of death due to medical errors is not new. We have all heard horror stories about patients dying in the hospital because of a drug mix-up or a surgery patient having the wrong limb amputated. Most people believed these stories were the exception to the rule until November 1999, when the Institute of Medicine issued a report entitled To Err Is Human: Building A Safer Health System. This report focused on medical errors and patient safety in U.S. hospitals. (...)
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  • Medication Errors in Family Practice, in Hospitals and after Discharge from the Hospital: An Ethical Analysis.Peter A. Clark - 2004 - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 32 (2):349-357.
    The issue of death due to medical errors is not new. We have all heard horror stories about patients dying in the hospital because of a drug mix-up or a surgery patient having the wrong limb amputated. Most people believed these stories were the exception to the rule until November 1999, when the Institute of Medicine issued a report entitled To Err Is Human: Building A Safer Health System. This report focused on medical errors and patient safety in U.S. hospitals. (...)
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