Medical error/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Medical error.

Medical error is mistakes made in a medical setting with respect to patient care, sanitation or medical administration. A mistake is less than optimal action, thus failure to set up efficient procedure and routines with minimize mistakes is medical error.