Limiting risk of hospital adverse events: Avoiding train wrecks is more important than counting and reporting them

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 283-286

  Morton, A ^a,b,c   Cook, D ^a,c   Mengersen, K ^b   Waterhouse, M ^b,d  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d Wesley Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Bundles; Checklists; Evidence based systems; Hospital infection; Morbidity and mortality audits; Prevention; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 78349309851     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.06.010     Document Type: Review

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