The Annual Frequency of Medical Errors in the United States: Top Ten Errors

1. Pressure Ulcer
2. Postoperative infections
3. Mechanical complications of devices, implants, or grafts
4. Postlaminectomy syndrome
5. Hemorrhages complicating a procedure
6. Infection following infusion, injection, transfusion, vaccination
7. Pneumothorax
8. Infection due to central venous catheter
9. Other complicaitons of internal (biological) (synthetic) prosthetic device, implant and graft
10. Ventral hernia without mention of obstruction or gangrene

Source: Society of Actuaries, August 9, 2010
Source URL: http://www.soa.org/news-and-publications/newsroom/press-rele...

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