Histopathological reporting of resected carcinomas of the oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal junction
| Journal | Volume 67 - 2004 |
| Issue | Fasc.1 - Guidelines |
| Author(s) | N. Ectors, N. Ectors, MD, PhD, K. Geboes MD, PhD |
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| Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, Catholic University Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat, 12, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. |
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In 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report entitled 'To err is human' regarding medical error and its effects on patient's safety in the United States (1). The 287-page report stated that medical errors cause a large number of deaths in American hospitals and that physicians have been rather complacent about iatrogenic injury. The report also formulated measures to reduce future medical errors. The more recent IOM report sin- gles out physicians 'irrational variation' as a major con- tributor to the 'quality chasm' (2). |
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