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Medical errors in neurosurgery.

December 3, 2014

Rolston JD, Zygourakis CC, Han SJ, et al. Surg Neurol Int. 2014;5(Suppl 10):S435-40.

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This study reviewed the literature describing medical errors in neurosurgery. Only one-quarter of errors were attributable to technical faults, highlighting the importance of systems-based solutions. The authors make recommendations to augment research in neurosurgical medical errors.

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