From: Female residents experiencing medical errors in general internal medicine: a qualitative study
Errors’ description with patient outcomes and an example | Number of errors |
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Missed diagnosis and/or inadequate surveillance, resulting in patient death | 2 |
Example: Early signs of septic shock in a patient with cirrhosis were not identified | |
Missed diagnosis and delayed treatment, resulting in possible long term consequences for the patient | 1 |
Delayed treatment of an acute coronary syndrome | |
Missed diagnosis, resulting in patient readmission | 1 |
Missed diagnosis of pulmonary embolism during emergency outpatient visit | |
Missed diagnosis and/or delayed treatment, without any long-term consequences | 4 |
Diabetic ketoacidosis misdiagnosed as a hyperventilation crisis | |
Medication error, resulting in severe but completely reversible consequences | 1 |
Error in prescription of opiates resulting in respiratory failure | |
Hospital sites where the errors occurred | Number of errors |
Community hospitals in Switzerland | 6 |
(including ER and ICU where residents in internal medicine rotate) | |
University hospitals in Switzerland | 2 |
Other hospitals (outside of Switzerland) | 1 |