Errors and Adverse Events in Otolaryngology

Responses to errors and adverse events: The need for a systems approach in otolaryngology.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To report otolaryngologists' reactions to errors and adverse events and determine if temporal changes in physician efforts to assume responsibility; ameliorate patients' conditions; or change personal, group-wide, or hospital practices have occurred. STUDY DESIGN Mixed-methods analysis of survey entries detailing responses to errors and adverse events. METHODS Members ...

Measuring medical errors and adverse events in a hospital using global trigger tool

Background: Medical errors are those mistakes committed by healthcare professionals due to wrong execution of a planned healthcare action or execution of a wrong healthcare action plan whether or not it is harmful to the patient. Medical errors may cause patients to suffer and have huge financial costs for the healthcare system. Identifying and measuring medical errors and adverse events are es...

ADVERSE EVENTS Surveillance Systems for Adverse Events and Medical Errors

Otolaryngologists' responses to errors and adverse events.

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to describe otolaryngologists' emotional reactions to errors and adverse events, their efforts to take responsibility, and their attempts to implement improvements. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS A retrospective, anonymous survey of 2,500 U.S. otolaryngologists who were members of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery about errors ...

Overview of medical errors and adverse events

Safety is a global concept that encompasses efficiency, security of care, reactivity of caregivers, and satisfaction of patients and relatives. Patient safety has emerged as a major target for healthcare improvement. Quality assurance is a complex task, and patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are more likely than other hospitalized patients to experience medical errors, due to the complex...