Official definitions for undesirable medical events

Table 1 Questionnaire

Part 1
Is the following statement the correct definition of a complication? Possible answers for each item: yes/no/prefer not to say
(a) A complication is the worsening of a medical condition or an unexpected difficulty of a surgical intervention
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(b) A complication is the unintended consequence of an intervention that may also occur under sufficient accuracy
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(c) A complication is the consequence of an intervention that possibly, but not necessarily, causes secondary damage to the patient
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(d) A complication is the consequence of an intervention in which adequate accuracy was disregarded
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Part 2
Which of the four definitions above best defines a complication? Possible answer: a, b, c, d, prefer not to say (select only one option)
Answer :

(a) complication, (b) side effect, (c) adverse event, (d) medical malpractice