Adverse events and potentially preventable deaths in Dutch hospitals: Results of a retrospective patient record review study

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 297-302

  Zegers, M ^a   De Bruijne, M C ^b   Wagner, C ^a,b   Hoonhout, L H F ^b   Waaijman, R ^b   Smits, M ^a   Hout, F A G ^b   Zwaan, L ^b   Christiaans Dingelhoff, I ^b   Timmermans, D R M ^b   Groenewegen, P P ^a   Van Der Wal, G ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED PERSONS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849083353     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.025924     Document Type: Article

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