PMID- 21877910
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120229
LR  - 20161018
IS  - 1557-900X (Electronic)
IS  - 0892-7790 (Linking)
VI  - 25
IP  - 11
DP  - 2011 Nov
TI  - Classification and detection of errors in minimally invasive surgery.
PG  - 1713-21
LID - 10.1089/end.2011.0068 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: To provide a comprehensive review of the classification of surgical 
      errors as well as general measures to detect and prevent their occurrence. 
      MATERIALS AND METHODS: Search in PubMed, Medline, and Cochrane library with 
      combination of the key words: Endoscopy or surgical procedures, minimally 
      invasive, and medical error. Relevant articles were selected by three senior 
      authors involved in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). RESULTS: Error is an 
      unintended healthcare outcome caused by a defect in the delivery of care to a 
      patient. Surgical errors are common and account for half of all hospital adverse 
      events (AEs). Urology is the fifth specialty in decreasing order of AE. Errors 
      may be classified according to the place where they occur (co-face or systemic), 
      to the outcomes (near miss, recovery, and remediation). A specific classification 
      for errors in MIS has also been described (Cushieri), depending on the step of 
      the surgical procedure in which they occur. Each classification serves definite 
      purposes, and no one can be definitive over the others. No classification has 
      been applied so far to urology. Detection through appropriate reporting is the 
      basis for prevention. CONCLUSION: Surgical errors represent a significant 
      proportion of all medical error. Multiple classifications exist, depending on the 
      purposes they are intended to serve. A classification based on the place of 
      occurrence of the errors has been adopted in the medical system; however, when 
      referring to MIS, a finer classification is proposed.
FAU - Rassweiler, Marie Claire
AU  - Rassweiler MC
AD  - Department of Urology, SLK Heilbronn, Heilbronn, Germany.
FAU - Mamoulakis, Charalambos
AU  - Mamoulakis C
FAU - Kenngott, Hannes Gotz
AU  - Kenngott HG
FAU - Rassweiler, Jens
AU  - Rassweiler J
FAU - de la Rosette, Jean
AU  - de la Rosette J
FAU - Laguna, Maria Pilar
AU  - Laguna MP
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Meta-Analysis
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20110830
PL  - United States
TA  - J Endourol
JT  - Journal of endourology
JID - 8807503
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - Medical Errors/*classification/prevention & control
MH  - Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/*methods
MH  - Physicians
MH  - Treatment Outcome
EDAT- 2011/09/01 06:00
MHDA- 2012/03/01 06:00
CRDT- 2011/09/01 06:00
PHST- 2011/09/01 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/09/01 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/03/01 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1089/end.2011.0068 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Endourol. 2011 Nov;25(11):1713-21. doi: 10.1089/end.2011.0068. Epub 2011 Aug 
      30.