Vincent C, Knox E
Department of Psychology, University College London, UK.
Best Pract Benchmarking Healthc. 1997 Nov-Dec;2(6):221-6.
Iatrogenic injury, in which patients are unintentionally injured by medical treatment, occurs in 4% of hospital admissions and causes considerable human suffering, financial losses, and waste of healthcare resources. This article discusses why existing quality initiatives have had little impact on iatrogenic injury and suggests an approach to clinical risk modification that may enhance the safety of medical treatment.
医源性损伤是指患者在接受医疗治疗时意外受到的伤害，在4%的住院病例中都会发生，会造成相当大的人身痛苦、经济损失和医疗资源浪费。本文探讨了为何现有的质量改进措施对医源性损伤影响甚微，并提出了一种临床风险修正方法，该方法可能会提高医疗治疗的安全性。
