Medical harm : historical, conceptual, and ethical dimensions of iatrogenic illness

The First Broad Interdisciplinary Analysis Of The Phenomenon Of Medically-induced Illness And Injury, The Book Integrates History, Philosophy, Medical Ethics And Empirical Data To Examine The Concept Of Medical Harm. 1. Divided Loyalties: Harm To The Profession Vs. Harm To The Patient -- 2. Medical Epistemology, Medical Authority And Shifting Interpretations Of Beneficence And Nonmaleficence -- 3. Medical Harms And Patients' Rights: The Democratization Of Medical Morality -- 4. The Moral Basis Of Medicine: Why 'do No Harm'? -- 5. Due Care As A Specification Of The Duty To 'do No Harm' -- 6. Conceptual And Ethical Dimensions Of Medical Harm -- 7. From Hospitalism To Nosocomial Infection Control -- 8. Adverse Effects Of Drug Treatment -- 9. Unnecessary Surgery -- 10. The Concept Of Appropriateness In Patient Care -- 11. Recommendations For Limiting Iatrogenic Harm. Virginia A. Sharpe, Alan I. Faden. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. It is estimated that up to thirteen percent of hospital admissions result from the adverse effects of diagnosis or treatment, and that almost seventy percent of iatrogenic complications are preventable. The obligation to 'do no harm' has been central to medical conduct since ancient times, yet iatrogenic illness has now come to be recognized as a significant risk factor in health care delivery. This book integrates history, philosophy, medical ethics and empirical data to examine the concept and phenomenon of medical harm. Issues covered include appropriateness of care, acceptable risk and practitioner accountability, and the book concludes with recommendations for limiting iatrogenic harm. Essential reading for medical ethicists, physicians and those involved in health care policy and administration, this stimulating and highly readable book will be of interest to all providers of health care, and many of their patients

It is estimated that up to thirteen percent of hospital admissions result from the adverse effects of diagnosis or treatment, and that anywhere from 44,000 to 98,000 hospital deaths annually are the result of errors. The obligation to "do no harm" has been central to medical conduct since ancient times, yet iatrogenic illness and medical error have now come to be recognized as significant risk factors in health care delivery. This book integrates history, philosophy, medical ethics and empirical data to examine the concept and phenomenon of medical harm. Issues covered include medical error, appropriateness of care, acceptable risk and practitioner accountability, and recommendations for limiting iatrogenic harm.

Incl. medical harm & patients' rights, due care, nosocomial infection control, adverse drug trmt, unnecessary surgery.

This book integrates history, philosophy, medical ethics and empirical data to examine the concept and phenomenon of medical harm, which has been recognized as a significant risk factor in the delivery of health care. Issues covered include appropriateness of care, acceptable risk and practitioner accountability.