Identifying causes of adverse events detected by an automated trigger tool through in-depth analysis

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 435-439

  Muething, S E ^a   Conway, P H ^a,b   Kloppenborg, E ^a   Lesko, A ^a   Schoettker, P J ^a   Seid, M ^a   Kotagal, U ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78249240873     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.031393     Document Type: Article

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