"Root Cause Analysis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Multi-step systematic review process used for improving safety by investigation of incidents to find what happened, why it happened, and to determine what can be done to prevent it from happening again.
| Descriptor ID |
D060891
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.360.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Root Cause Analysis- Root Cause Analysis
- Analyses, Root Cause
- Analysis, Root Cause
- Cause Analyses, Root
- Cause Analysis, Root
- Root Cause Analyses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Root Cause Analysis" by people in Profiles.
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Ricci JC, Hsi WC, Su Z, Mund K, Dawson R, Indelicato DJ. The root cause analysis on failed patient-specific measurements of pencil beam scanning protons using a 2D detection array with finite size ionization chambers. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2021 Aug; 22(8):175-190.
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Bar-On M, Berkeley RP. Early Engagement of Residents Into the Root Cause Analysis Process. J Grad Med Educ. 2016 Jul; 8(3):459-60.
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Tjia I, Rampersad S, Varughese A, Heitmiller E, Tyler DC, Lee AC, Hastings LA, Uejima T. Wake Up Safe and root cause analysis: quality improvement in pediatric anesthesia. Anesth Analg. 2014 Jul; 119(1):122-136.
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Cassin BR, Barach PR. Making sense of root cause analysis investigations of surgery-related adverse events. Surg Clin North Am. 2012 Feb; 92(1):101-15.