Disclosure of medical errors and untoward events involving gametes and embryos: an Ethics Committee opinion.

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Titel: Disclosure of medical errors and untoward events involving gametes and embryos: an Ethics Committee opinion.
Körperschaften: Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org; Ethics Commitee, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Washington, DC.
Quelle: Fertility and sterility [Fertil Steril] 2024 Nov; Vol. 122 (5), pp. 814-820. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 22.
Publikationsart: Journal Article
Sprache: English
Info zur Zeitschrift: Publisher: Elsevier for the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0372772 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1556-5653 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00150282 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Fertil Steril Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: New York. NY : Elsevier for the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Original Publication: New York, Hoeber.
MeSH-Schlagworte: Medical Errors*/ethics , Medical Errors*/legislation & jurisprudence , Truth Disclosure*/ethics , Germ Cells*, Humans ; Female ; Male ; Ethics Committees/ethics ; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted/ethics ; Embryo, Mammalian ; Disclosure/ethics
Abstract: Medical providers have an ethical duty to disclose clinically significant errors involving gametes and embryos. Although not mandatory, disclosure of errors causing no harm or near misses is recommended. In addition, clinics should have written policies in place for reducing and disclosing errors.
(Copyright © 2024 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Ethics; disclosure; gametes and embryos; medical errors; patients
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20240724 Date Completed: 20241108 Latest Revision: 20241108
Update Code: 20250114
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2024.06.006
PMID: 39046386
Datenbank: MEDLINE
Beschreibung
Abstract:Medical providers have an ethical duty to disclose clinically significant errors involving gametes and embryos. Although not mandatory, disclosure of errors causing no harm or near misses is recommended. In addition, clinics should have written policies in place for reducing and disclosing errors.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
ISSN:1556-5653
DOI:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2024.06.006