Tag: surgical errors

Surgeon biases and mental shortcuts risk patient safety

Editor's Note A surgeon’s cognitive biases, such as those influencing memory and information processing, were directly associated with surgical complications and patient harm, including death. These findings from a systematic review published in the December issue of Annals of Surgery. Among 21 reviewed studies, 38 cognitive biases and heuristics (mental…

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By: Carina Stanton
December 1, 2025
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