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Sep 11, 2023 · Common adverse events that may result in avoidable patient harm are medication errors, unsafe surgical procedures, health care-associated infections, diagnostic errors, patient falls, pressure ulcers, patient misidentification, unsafe blood transfusion and venous thromboembolism.
Jul 17, 2019 · At least one in 20 patients are affected by preventable patient harm in medical care settings. Approximately 12% of preventable patient harm causes permanent disability or patient death and is mostly related to drug incidents, therapeutic management, and invasive clinical procedures
- Maria Panagioti, Kanza Khan, Richard N Keers, Aseel Abuzour, Denham Phipps, Evangelos Kontopantelis,...
- 2019
Background: Reducing the risk of patient harm during the process of healthcare delivery is at the forefront of policy and practice. A considerable number of empirical studies and systematic reviews have examined the prevalence, causes and consequences of patient safety incidents and harms.
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Jul 17, 2019 · Patient harm, however, is usually caused by the interplay of many linked failings across the system, not just a missed process of care. Root cause analyses show that most instances of patient harm result from a combination of individual failings, systemic weaknesses, and environmental factors.4 A model focused on defining preventability by ...
- Irene Papanicolas, Jose F Figueroa
- 2019
Jul 17, 2019 · Patient harm (which is synonymous with adverse events in healthcare) is defined as unanticipated, unforeseen accidents (eg, patient injuries, care complications, or death) which are a direct result of the care dispensed rather than the patient's underlying disease.
- Maria Panagioti, Kanza Khan, Richard N Keers, Aseel Abuzour, Denham Phipps, Evangelos Kontopantelis,...
- 10.1136/bmj.l4185
- 2019
- BMJ. 2019; 366: l4185.
Nov 1, 2017 · At least 6% of patients experienced preventable harm across the healthcare service. 13% of the identified preventable harm causes prolonged or permanent disability or leads to death.
Sep 13, 2019 · Patient harm in health care is unacceptable. WHO is calling for urgent action by countries and partners around the world to reduce patient harm in health care. Patient safety and quality of care are essential for delivering effective health services and achieving universal health coverage.
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