Title |
Emergency department patient safety incident characterization: an observational analysis of the findings of a standardized peer review process
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Published in |
BMC Emergency Medicine, August 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-227x-14-20 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Zach K Jepson, Chad E Darling, Kevin A Kotkowski, Steven B Bird, Michael W Arce, Gregory A Volturo, Martin A Reznek |
Abstract |
Emergency Department (ED) care has been reported to be prone to patient safety incidents (PSIs). Improving our understanding of PSIs is essential to prevent them. A standardized, peer review process was implemented to identify and analyze ED PSIs. The primary objective of this investigation was to characterize ED PSIs identified by the peer review process. A secondary objective was to characterize PSIs that led to patient harm. In addition, we sought to provide a detailed description of the peer review process for others to consider as they conduct their own quality improvement initiatives. |
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Australia | 1 | 20% |
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Student > Master | 11 | 19% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 8% |
Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 7% |
Professor | 4 | 7% |
Other | 12 | 20% |
Unknown | 18 | 31% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 17% |
Engineering | 2 | 3% |
Social Sciences | 2 | 3% |
Computer Science | 1 | 2% |
Other | 5 | 8% |
Unknown | 20 | 34% |