Experience in adverse events detection in an emergency department: Incidence and outcome of events

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-24

  Hendrie, James ^a   Sammartino, Luke ^a   Silvapulle, Mervyn J ^b   Braitberg, George ^a,c  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Emergency department; Error

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGLIGENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846828714     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2006.00896.x     Document Type: Article

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