"Patient Harm" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D064406
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.135.060.075.349 N06.850.725
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Harm" by people in Profiles.
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The Safety of Inpatient Health Care. N Engl J Med. 2023 01 12; 388(2):142-153.
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Patient Harms: The Authors Reply. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019 03; 38(3):511.
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Errors and discrepancies in the administration of intravenous infusions: a mixed methods multihospital observational study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 11; 27(11):892-901.
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Update on Pediatric Overuse. Pediatrics. 2017 Feb; 139(2).
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Medication errors: what is their impact? Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Aug; 89(8):1027-9.