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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1029-3043</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicentro Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medicentro Electrónica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1029-3043</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1029-30432019000300249</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El error en medicina]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Error in medicine]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Álvarez Álvarez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gerardo]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>23</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>249</fpage>
<lpage>260</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1029-30432019000300249&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1029-30432019000300249&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1029-30432019000300249&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN En la Medicina, como en todas las actividades humanas, ocurren errores involuntarios con frecuencia. Este tema debe ser tratado con profundidad y sinceridad en la comunidad científica, como paso inicial para su futura prevención. Se realizó una revisión actualizada sobre el error en Medicina. Se discutieron diferentes aristas de este tópico y la utilidad que tiene su reconocimiento para mejorar el trabajo médico asistencial; a partir de ahí se trazaron diferentes estrategias y pautas para su correcta interpretación. Se insistió en su utilización para alejar a los pacientes de esa infeliz probabilidad y obtener beneficios. Este cambio realmente debe comenzar desde la propia profesión médica; la primera tarea sería su divulgación en prestigiosas revistas médicas del mundo para su análisis y conocimiento.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT In Medicine, as in all human activities, involuntary errors occur frequently. This topic must be treated with depth and sincerity in the scientific community, as an initial step for its future prevention. An updated review on the error in Medicine was made, and different aspects of this topic were discussed, as well as, the usefulness of its recognition to improve medical practice; from thereon, different strategies and guidelines were drawn up for its correct interpretation. It was insisted on its use to keep patients away from that unfortunate probability and obtain benefits. This change must really start from the medical profession itself; the first task would be its dissemination in prestigious medical journals of the world for its analysis and knowledge.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[errores médicos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[medical errors]]></kwd>
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