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Sep 11, 2023 · Patient safety is defined as “the absence of preventable harm to a patient and reduction of risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care to an acceptable minimum." Within the broader health system context, it is “a framework of organized activities that creates cultures, processes, procedures, behaviours, technologies and environments in health care that consistently and ...
Jul 17, 2019 · Conclusions Around one in 20 patients are exposed to preventable harm in medical care. Although a focus on preventable patient harm has been encouraged by the international patient safety policy agenda, there are limited quality improvement practices specifically targeting incidents of preventable patient harm rather than overall patient harm (preventable and non-preventable).
- Maria Panagioti, Kanza Khan, Richard N Keers, Aseel Abuzour, Denham Phipps, Evangelos Kontopantelis,...
- 2019
Jul 17, 2019 · The most common types of preventable patient harm were related to drugs, other therapeutic management, and invasive medical and surgical procedures. The most extensive evidence on preventable patient harm comes from hospitals (45 studies) but less evidence is available for specific medical specialties.
- Maria Panagioti, Kanza Khan, Richard N Keers, Aseel Abuzour, Denham Phipps, Evangelos Kontopantelis,...
- 10.1136/bmj.l4185
- 2019
- BMJ. 2019; 366: l4185.
existing reviews examine patient harm in general but there is less emphasis on understanding the burden of preventable patient harm, which in the interest of improvement is of particular importance. Aims: The primary aim was to identify the most common types of preventable patient harm
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Jul 17, 2019 · Results: Of the 7313 records identified, 70 studies involving 337 025 patients were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence for preventable patient harm was 6% (95% confidence interval 5% to 7%). A pooled proportion of 12% (9% to 15%) of preventable patient harm was severe or led to death.
- Maria Panagioti, Kanza Khan, Richard N Keers, Aseel Abuzour, Denham Phipps, Evangelos Kontopantelis,...
- 2019
harm in other settings is essential, including primary care, where common causes of harm, such as diagnostic errors, are more likely but are more difficult to measure. A third strategy is to increase patient and public engagement in identifying causes of preventable harm. Most studies included in the systematic review were retrospective ...
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May 25, 2012 · Preventing harms associated with the delivery of healthcare is paramount to improve patient safety, a key component of overall quality of care. Although much is likely preventable, some harm may be inevitable. For example, post-operative bleeding may occur and be harmful despite impeccable surgical technique.
