Avoiding Medical Errors in Cutaneous Site Identification: A Best Practices Review
dc.contributor.author | St. John, Jessica | |
dc.contributor.author | Walker, Jennifer | |
dc.contributor.author | Goldberg, Dori | |
dc.contributor.author | Maloney, Mary E. | |
dc.date | 2022-08-11T08:08:20.000 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-23T15:51:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-23T15:51:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-04-01 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2017-02-17 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Dermatol Surg. 2016 Apr;42(4):477-84. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000683. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1097/DSS.0000000000000683">Link to article on publisher's site</a> | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1076-0512 (Linking) | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000683 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 26990257 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/28907 | |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: Although the field of dermatology has a relatively low incidence of medical errors, dermatologic surgery is a major area where medical errors occur. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to catalog the many cutaneous site identification techniques used by practitioners and determine which techniques are most evidence based. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A comprehensive literature review of cutaneous surgical site identification techniques and medical errors in dermatology. RESULTS: Wrong-site surgery often occurs because of an inability to identify the surgical site because of factors such as inadequate documentation from referring physicians, well-healed scars obscuring the biopsy site, and a patient's inability to visualize the surgical site. Practitioners use techniques such as photography, dermabrasion, written descriptions using anatomic landmarks, and site identification protocols for surgical site identification. CONCLUSION: Site identification remains a challenge for dermatologists and is a leading cause of medical errors in this field. Patients are often unreliable in their ability to identify biopsy sites; therefore, practitioners must take a proactive role to ensure that medical errors do not occur. This article provides a thorough description and evaluation of current site identification techniques used in dermatology with the aim to improve quality of care and reduce medical errors. | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.relation | <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=26990257&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a> | |
dc.relation.url | https://doi.org/10.1097/DSS.0000000000000683 | |
dc.subject | Dermatology | |
dc.title | Avoiding Medical Errors in Cutaneous Site Identification: A Best Practices Review | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dc.source.journaltitle | Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] | |
dc.source.volume | 42 | |
dc.source.issue | 4 | |
dc.identifier.legacycoverpage | https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/1138 | |
dc.identifier.contextkey | 9706553 | |
html.description.abstract | <p>BACKGROUND: Although the field of dermatology has a relatively low incidence of medical errors, dermatologic surgery is a major area where medical errors occur.</p> <p>OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to catalog the many cutaneous site identification techniques used by practitioners and determine which techniques are most evidence based.</p> <p>MATERIALS AND METHODS: A comprehensive literature review of cutaneous surgical site identification techniques and medical errors in dermatology.</p> <p>RESULTS: Wrong-site surgery often occurs because of an inability to identify the surgical site because of factors such as inadequate documentation from referring physicians, well-healed scars obscuring the biopsy site, and a patient's inability to visualize the surgical site. Practitioners use techniques such as photography, dermabrasion, written descriptions using anatomic landmarks, and site identification protocols for surgical site identification.</p> <p>CONCLUSION: Site identification remains a challenge for dermatologists and is a leading cause of medical errors in this field. Patients are often unreliable in their ability to identify biopsy sites; therefore, practitioners must take a proactive role to ensure that medical errors do not occur. This article provides a thorough description and evaluation of current site identification techniques used in dermatology with the aim to improve quality of care and reduce medical errors.</p> | |
dc.identifier.submissionpath | faculty_pubs/1138 | |
dc.contributor.department | Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine | |
dc.source.pages | 477-84 |