The struggle against perceived negligence. A qualitative study of patients' experiences of adverse events in Norwegian hospitals

• Principais autores: Gunn Hågensen (Autor), Gudrun Nilsen (Autor), Grete Mehus (Autor), Nils Henriksen (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Abstract Background Every year, 14 % of patients in Norwegian hospitals experience adverse events, which often have health-damaging consequences. The government, hospital management and health personnel attempt to minimize such events. Limited research on the first-hand experience of the patients af...