Medical error in hospitals is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.

Re:Medical error in hospitals is the third leading cause of ... by surfaceTensi0n on Wednesday May 11, 2016 @01:36PM (#11677385)

I don't think your example would qualify unless a real error was made e.g. the chemo killed them so there was a planning error in putting them on chemo. The truth is that many people with cancer will not survive. In those cases, chemo is not about saving their lives, just extending them.

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Re:Medical error in hospitals is the third leading cause of ... by aptwebapps on Thursday May 12, 2016 @06:16AM (#11682441)

You're saying what it should be but the parent comments are talking about what it actually says. Specifically, "one that does not achieve its intended outcome".

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Re:Medical error in hospitals is the third leading cause of ... by surfaceTensi0n on Thursday May 12, 2016 @01:47PM (#11685334)

I'm arguing that the "intended outcome" isn't always complete recovery. If a patient with terminal cancer dies, that doesn't necessarily mean that the chemo didn't achieve its intended outcome.

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