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The impact and prevention of systemic and diagnostic errors in surgical malpractice claims in Japan: a retrospective cohort study.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Surgery today [Surg Today] 2023 May; Vol. 53 (5), pp. 562-568. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 21.
Abstract: The Surgical Patient Safety System (SURPASS) has been proven to improve patient outcomes. However, few studies have evaluated the details of litigation and its prevention in terms of systemic and diagnostic errors as potentially preventable problems. T...
Effects of nursing workload on medication administration errors: A quantitative study.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Work (Reading, Mass.) [Work] 2023; Vol. 74 (1), pp. 247-254.
Abstract: Background: Medication administration errors by nurses form a high proportion of medical errors in medical institutions. Studies have shown that such errors are closely linked to nursing workload.Objective: To quantitatively explore the effects of diff...
The accuracy of the Global Trigger Tool is higher for the identification of adverse events of greater harm: a diagnostic test study.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care [Int J Qual Health Care] 2023 Feb 28; Vol. 34 (1).
Abstract: Global Trigger Tool (GTT) of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has been used as a measurement strategy for patient safety by several institutions and national programs. Although the greater ability of the GTT to identify adverse events (AE...
Glucose 6 Phosphate Isomerase Deficiency, a Rare Hemolytic Anemia Misdiagnosed as Hereditary Spherocytosis.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology [J Pediatr Hematol Oncol] 2023 Jan 01; Vol. 45 (1), pp. 41-43. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 12.
Abstract: Hereditary hemolytic anemias are a heterogenous group of disorders that include membranopathies, enzymopathies, and hemoglobinopathies. Genetic testing is helpful in the diagnostic workup when the clinical and laboratory workup is not conclusive. Here,...
Diagnosing diagnostic errors: it's time to evolve the patient safety research paradigm.
Publication Type: Editorial & Opinion
Source(s): BMJ quality & safety [BMJ Qual Saf] 2022 Oct; Vol. 31 (10), pp. 701-703. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 04.
Abstract: Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared.
Medical error analysis in dermatology according to the reports of the North Rhine Medical Association from 2004 to 2018.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG [J Dtsch Dermatol Ges] 2022 Dec; Vol. 20 (12), pp. 1603-1611. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 04.
Abstract: Background: Assessment of complaints addressed to the Expert Committee for Medical Malpractice Claims of the North Rhine Medical Association helps to identify quality assurance problems in dermatology.Methods: 333 dermatological reports (years 2004-201...
Using a Specimen Resource Aid to Reduce Intraoperative Specimen Errors.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): AORN journal [AORN J] 2022 Oct; Vol. 116 (4), pp. 319-325.
Abstract: Specimen management is a critical component of safe patient care. Incorrect results or misdiagnoses may cause delayed or improper treatment and delayed or adverse outcomes. We piloted a quality improvement project to address labeling errors in a surgic...
Effect of clinician attention switching on workload and wrong-patient errors.
Publication Type: Report
Source(s): British journal of anaesthesia [Br J Anaesth] 2022 Jul; Vol. 129 (1), pp. e22-e24. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 12.
Abstract: Competing Interests: Declarations of interest The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
No effect of resveratrol on fatty acid oxidation or exercise capacity in patients with fatty acid oxidation disorders: A randomized clinical cross-over trial.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of inherited metabolic disease [J Inherit Metab Dis] 2022 May; Vol. 45 (3), pp. 517-528. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 04.
Abstract: The objective was to investigate whether resveratrol (RSV) can improve exercise capacity in patients with fatty acid oxidation (FAO) disorders. The study was a randomized, double-blind, cross-over trial. Nine patients with very long-chain acyl-CoA dehy...
Prevalence of medication administration errors in hospitalized adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis up to 2017 to explore sources of heterogeneity.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Fundamental & clinical pharmacology [Fundam Clin Pharmacol] 2023 Jun; Vol. 37 (3), pp. 531-548. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 15.
Abstract: Previous estimates to meta-analyze administration error rates were limited by the high statistical heterogeneity, restricting their use. This study aimed to investigate sources of heterogeneity in pooled administration error rates in hospitalized adult...