| Descriptor English: | Patient Harm | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Daño del Paciente
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Dano ao Paciente | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Préjudice au patient | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Harms, Patient |
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| Tree number(s): |
N06.850.135.060.075.349 N06.850.725 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D064406 | ||||
| Scope note: | A measure of PATIENT SAFETY considering errors or mistakes which result in harm to the patient. They include errors in the administration of drugs and other medications (MEDICATION ERRORS), errors in the performance of procedures or the use of other types of therapy, in the use of equipment, and in the interpretation of laboratory findings and preventable accidents involving patients. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence MO mortality NU nursing PC prevention & control PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data TD trends VE veterinary |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2014 |
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| History Note: | 2014 |
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| DeCS ID: | 55464 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D064406 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 2014/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 2013/07/08 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/06/29 |
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Patient Harm
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| Concept UI |
M0581490 |
| Scope note | A measure of PATIENT SAFETY considering errors or mistakes which result in harm to the patient. They include errors in the administration of drugs and other medications (MEDICATION ERRORS), errors in the performance of procedures or the use of other types of therapy, in the use of equipment, and in the interpretation of laboratory findings and preventable accidents involving patients. |
| Preferred term | Patient Harm |
| Entry term(s) |
Harms, Patient |
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