Detection of adverse events in a Scottish hospital using a consensus-based methodology

摘要: ObjectiveTo determine, using a consensus based methodology, the rate and nature of adverse events (AEs) among patients admitted to acute medicine, surgery obstetrics in large teaching hospital Scotland.MethodsRetrospective case-note review 450 medical, nursing medication records identify classify events.ResultsFor 354 whose length stay was greater than 24 hours, overall event 7.9% which ranged from 0% obstetrics, 7.2% medicine 13% surgery. Among all AEs, 43% were deemed preventable by group 59% AEs contributed proportion patients’ or led readmission. Whilst nurse identification highly specific (94%), its sensitivity poor (43%). Only 10% identified hospital's voluntary reporting system for events. The estimated additional cost terms bed days £69,189 if e...