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Fact Based List:
The Annual Frequency of Medical Errors in the United States: Top Ten Errors
Submitted By Anonymous, Created 08/16/2010 - 13:22
- Pressure Ulcer
- Postoperative infections
- Mechanical complications of devices, implants, or grafts
- Postlaminectomy syndrome
- Hemorrhages complicating a procedure
- Infection following infusion, injection, transfusion, vaccination
- Pneumothorax
- Infection due to central venous catheter
- Other complicaitons of internal (biological) (synthetic) prosthetic device, implant and graft
- 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...