BACKGROUND Preventable adverse drug events (ADEs) are common in both outpatient and inpatient settings. However, the proportion of preventable ADEs varies considerably in different studies, even when conducted in the same setting, and methods for assessing the preventability of ADEs are diverse. OBJECTIVE The aim of this article is to identify and systematically evaluate methods for assessing...

OBJECTIVE Preventable and potentially preventable traumatic death rates is a method to evaluate the preventability of the traumatic deaths in emergency medical department. To evaluate the preventability of the traumatic deaths in patients who were admitted to neurosurgery department, we performed this study. METHODS A retrospective review identified 52 patients who admitted to neurosurgery de...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Hospital readmission rates are increasingly used to assess quality. Little is known, however, about potential preventability of readmissions among children. Our objective was to evaluate potential preventability of 30-day readmissions using medical record review and interviews. METHODS A cross-sectional study in 305 children (<18 years old) readmitted within 30 days ...

People in every country of the world are affected by adverse drug reactions (ADR) and it is estimated that at least 60% of ADRs are preventable (WHO fact sheet). Data from various studies have shown that about 20 80% of ADRs are preventable. Majority of hospitals in India do not have an ADR reporting and monitoring programme. Moreover, assessment of the impact and potential for prevention was l...

BACKGROUND It is unclear if the 30-day unplanned hospital readmission rate is a plausible accountability metric. OBJECTIVE Compare preventability of hospital readmissions, between an early period [0-7 days post-discharge] and a late period [8-30 days post-discharge]. Compare causes of readmission, and frequency of markers of clinical instability 24h prior to discharge between early and late r...

BACKGROUND Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) cause significant morbidity and mortality. Improved assessment of ADRs to identify the causal relationship, the severity, and the preventability will aid ADRs prevention or reduce patient burden. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to develop mobile apps in assisting clinical decision in ADR assessments of causality, severity, and preventability using ...

INTRODUCTION We aimed to determine the rate of preventable death in patients who died early and unexpectedly following hospital admission from the emergency department (ED). METHODS We conducted a retrospective multicenter study in four centers from the Paris metropolitan area. Inclusion criteria were medical patients who died in hospital within 72 hours of ED attendance and were not admitted...