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Surgical Endoscopy
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 8/2005

01-08-2005 | Surgical errors section

Systems approach to reduce errors in surgery

Authors: J. Dankelman, C. A. Grimbergen

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 8/2005

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Abstract

Reducing the number of medical errors significantly is the challenge for the coming decade. In medicine and in surgery, in particular, errors are traditionally treated as being committed by individuals. To reduce human errors, two approaches can be used: the person approach and the systems approach. In the systems approach, the operator is not blamed, but the system is analyzed in order to find the causes of errors. Furthermore, defenses are built into the system so that errors will not result in an adverse outcome anymore. This article aims to provide insight into the systems approach.
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Metadata
Title
Systems approach to reduce errors in surgery
Authors
J. Dankelman
C. A. Grimbergen
Publication date
01-08-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 8/2005
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-005-8109-0

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