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Descriptor English:   Patient Harm 
Descriptor Spanish:   Daņo del Paciente 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Dano ao Paciente 
Synonyms English:   Harms, Patient  
Tree Number:   N06.850.135.060.075.349
N06.850.725
Definition English:   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. 
History Note English:   2014 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
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  
Record Number:   55464 
Unique Identifier:   D064406 

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