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iatrogenic disease
Etiology:
- complications/ of surgical &/or medical care
Epidemiology:
- mortality related to medical harm 20-fold higher among patients > 70 years of age, relative younger adults < 50 years of age
- most common subtypes of adverse events were surgical & perioperative
Specific
auriculotemporal syndrome; Frey-Baillarger syndrome; Dupuy's syndrome
blood transfusion reaction
contrast nephropathy (contrast-induced nephropathy, CIN)
drug interaction
failure of sterile precautions
foreign object left in body
healthcare-associated infection
mechanical failure of instrument or apparatus
radiation injury; radiation toxicity
General
disease
References
- Sunshine JE, Meo N, Kassebaum NJ et al
Association of Adverse Effects of Medical Treatment With Mortality
in the United States: a secondary analysis of the Global Burden
of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors study.
JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(1):e187041
Not indexed in PubMed
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2720915
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/resources/resource/32809