Critical incident Health Dictionary

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Critical Incident: From 1 Different Sources

1. an event or episode that deviates from the expected or desired course and could have potentially negative effects for patient care or safety. Related terms include ‘significant adverse event’. Such episodes may inform *reflective practice and in the NHS should be reported. 2. in research, an incident that defines an importantly altered outcome for one group of participants compared to others.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Critical Appraisal

The process of assessing and interpreting evidence by systematically considering its validity, results and relevance.... critical appraisal

Critical Pathway

A treatment protocol based on a consensus of clinicians that includes only those few vital components or items proved to affect patient outcomes, either by the omission or commission of the treatment or the timing of the intervention.... critical pathway

Critical

A term used to mean seriously ill or to describe a crucial state of illness from which a patient may not recover.... critical

Acoustic Incident

a sudden unexpected noise, typically transmitted through a telephone handset or headset, with the potential of triggering *acoustic shock.... acoustic incident

Critical Realism

a philosophical approach to science and the social sciences that explores the difference between physical reality and human perceptions and experiences. It has been increasingly influential in medical sociology since the 1990s.... critical realism

Incidentaloma

n. a growth found incidentally on (usually) an adrenal gland (adrenal incidentaloma) during CT or MRI scanning of the abdomen or thorax for other clinical reasons. These growths are rarely significant, particularly if small, but they may be pathological if the patient has symptoms (e.g. hypertension, flushing) that could be attributable to an adrenal tumour.... incidentaloma

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