This video highlights a few key points from the "Error Traps and Culture of Safety in Hirschsprung Disease" article published in Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, provided by lead author Dr. Luis De La Torre.
Find the full article at: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055858619300496
Contributing editors: Rachel (Rae) Hanke, MD and Zach Korb at Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Type: video · posted 2019-10-10 Canonical: https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/error-traps-and-culture-of-safety-in-hirschsprung-disease-1726 ## Chapters - [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/error-traps-and-culture-of-safety-in-hirschsprung-disease-1726?t=0) Error Traps in Hirschsprung Disease ## Statements - "Many errors still happen in patients with Hirschsprung, resulting in complications and mortality" — Louis Delatorre (clinical) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/error-traps-and-culture-of-safety-in-hirschsprung-disease-1726?t=0) - "The most common error in these patients are the false diagnosis of Hirschsprung because of an inadequate biopsy" — Louis Delatorre (clinical) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/error-traps-and-culture-of-safety-in-hirschsprung-disease-1726?t=0) - "Incorrect performance of rectal irrigations during medical treatment is a common error" — Louis Delatorre (clinical) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/error-traps-and-culture-of-safety-in-hirschsprung-disease-1726?t=0) - "Failure to demonstrate the transitional zone in the contrast enema is a common error" — Louis Delatorre (clinical) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/error-traps-and-culture-of-safety-in-hirschsprung-disease-1726?t=0) - "Problematic intraoperative diagnosis of transitional zone is a common error" — Louis Delatorre (clinical) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/error-traps-and-culture-of-safety-in-hirschsprung-disease-1726?t=0) - "Damage of the anal canal during mapping the colon with multiple biopsies is a common error" — Louis Delatorre (clinical) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/error-traps-and-culture-of-safety-in-hirschsprung-disease-1726?t=0) - "Missing the rectal biopsy to confirm Hirschsprung disease in patients with low intestinal obstruction is a common error" — Louis Delatorre (clinical) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/error-traps-and-culture-of-safety-in-hirschsprung-disease-1726?t=0) - "These errors are the source of pull-throughs in patients with idiopathic constipation" — Louis Delatorre (clinical) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/error-traps-and-culture-of-safety-in-hirschsprung-disease-1726?t=0) - "These errors result in multiple bowel resection with loss of significant amount of colon" — Louis Delatorre (clinical) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/error-traps-and-culture-of-safety-in-hirschsprung-disease-1726?t=0) - "These errors result in fecal incontinence" — Louis Delatorre (clinical) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/error-traps-and-culture-of-safety-in-hirschsprung-disease-1726?t=0) - "These errors result in the necessity of colostomy or ileostomies" — Louis Delatorre (clinical) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/error-traps-and-culture-of-safety-in-hirschsprung-disease-1726?t=0) - "Avoiding these errors can improve the outcome and quality of life of these patients" — Louis Delatorre (opinion) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/error-traps-and-culture-of-safety-in-hirschsprung-disease-1726?t=0) --- Not medical advice · citation policy: https://library.globalcastmd.com/ai