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

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 (...

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Main Authors: René Schwendimann, Catherine Blatter, Suzanne Dhaini, Michael Simon, Dietmar Ausserhofer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3335-z