Adverse events within health care settings can lead to two victims. The first victim is the
patient and family and the second victim is the involved health care professional. The latter …

Endoscopic endonasal sinus surgery represents the overall accepted type of surgical
treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis. Notwithstanding raised and still evolving quality …

Background Resident physicians are frontline providers with a unique vantage point from
which to comment on patient safety–related events. Methods We surveyed trainees at 2 …

Background Failure to follow-up test results is a critical safety issue. The objective was to
systematically review evidence quantifying the extent of failure to follow-up test results and …

Objective/Hypothesis To report data on death or permanent disability after tonsillectomy.
Study Design Electronic mail survey. Methods A 32‐question survey was disseminated via …

Medical errors represent a serious public health problem and pose a threat to patient safety.
All patients are potentially vulnerable, therefore medical errors are costly from a human …

Aerosolization procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic place all operating room
personnel at risk for exposure. We offer detailed perioperative management strategies and …

Background Surgical technology has led to significant improvements in patient outcomes.
However, failures in equipment and technology are implicated in surgical errors and …

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to describe otolaryngologists' emotional
reactions to errors and adverse events, their efforts to take responsibility, and their attempts …

Background: There has been widespread interest in medical errors since the publication of
To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System by the Institute of Medicine in 2000. The …