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Discussing harm-causing errors with patients: an ethics primer for plastic surgeons.

February 21, 2015

Vercler CJ, Buchman SR, Chung KC. Ann Plast Surg. 2015;74(2):140-144.

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Disclosure and apology programs are recognized as elements of an effective organizational response to medical error. Using a case study involving an iatrogenic burn injury and disclosure, this review relates how three ethical principles apply to error disclosure.

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