Top 10 Interventions in Paediatric Patient Safety

Top 10 patient safety issues: what more can we do?

A 2012 survey of AORN members identified the top 10 safety issues reported by perioperative nurses. These nurses are in a unique position to understand the errors and the unreported near misses that occur in the OR. For each of the top-rated safety issues that RNs identified, we discuss the evidence of risk and contributing factors and make targeted recommendations for further improvement in pe...

Patient Safety at 10 Years

Throughout our specialty—at meetings, in our journals, and in our clinics—patient safety has become not only a buzzword but an important focus for plastic surgeons. The cover of this month’s Aesthetic Surgery Journal bears a banner reminding us that 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the first dedicated instructional course in patient safety at the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery...

Alarm fatigue a top patient safety hazard.

Special Thanks to Top 10 Peer Reviewers

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Systematic review of patient safety interventions in dentistry

BACKGROUND The concept of patient safety in dentistry is in its infancy, with little knowledge about the effectiveness of tools or interventions developed to improve patient safety or to minimise the occurrence of adverse events. METHODS The aim of this qualitative systematic review was to search the academic and grey literature to identify and assess tools or interventions used in dental car...