Is the “July Effect” Real? Pediatric Trainee Reported Medical Errors and Adverse Events

ADVERSE EVENTS Surveillance Systems for Adverse Events and Medical 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...

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...

Physician-Reported Adverse Events and Medical Errors in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Objective: To explore the feasibility of a novel method for capturing adverse and potential adverse events within an urban teaching hospital obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN) service. Methods: At morning rounds during two 6-week periods, OB/GYN resident physicians were asked to complete incident reporting cards identifying obstacles to care, injuries or extended hospitalizations, and problems affe...

Medication errors and adverse drug events in pediatric inpatients.

CONTEXT Iatrogenic injuries, including medication errors, are an important problem in all hospitalized populations. However, few epidemiological data are available regarding medication errors in the pediatric inpatient setting. OBJECTIVES To assess the rates of medication errors, adverse drug events (ADEs), and potential ADEs; to compare pediatric rates with previously reported adult rates; t...