The occurrence, types, consequences and preventability of in-hospital adverse events - a scoping review

• Main Authors: René Schwendimann (Author), Catherine Blatter (Author), Suzanne Dhaini (Author), Michael Simon (Author), Dietmar Ausserhofer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Adverse events (AEs) seriously affect patient safety and quality of care, and remain a pressing global issue. This study had three objectives: (1) to describe the proportions of patients affected by in-hospital AEs; (2) to explore the types and consequences of observed AEs; and (...