Medication errors result in costly claims forophthalmologists

Autor: Brick, Dean C.
Zdroj: Survey of Ophthalmology; November 1995, Vol. 40 Issue: 3 p232-236, 5p
Abstrakt: Medication errors are a frequent cause of medical malpractice claims. Because serious injury often results, medication errors can be costly to defend, indemnify or settle. A review of five closed claims involving glucocorticoids, corticosteroids, antibiotics and silver nitrate offers insight into how ophthalmologists can protect themselves against medication maloccurrences.
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