Extent, nature and consequences of adverse events: Results of a retrospective casenote review in a large NHS hospital

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 434-439

  Sari, Ali Baba Akbari ^b   Sheldon, Trevor A ^a   Cracknell, Alison ^c   Turnbull, Alastair ^d   Dobson, Yvonne ^a   Grant, Celia ^a   Gray, William ^e   Richardson, Aileen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ENGLAND; GERIATRICS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; STATE MEDICINE; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UROLOGY;

EID: 37749028046     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2006.021154     Document Type: Article

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