Adverse events among patients registered in high-acuity areas of the emergency department: A prospective cohort study

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 421-430

  Calder, Lisa Anne ^a   Forster, Alan ^a   Nelson, Melanie ^a   Leclair, Jason ^a   Perry, Jeffrey ^a   Vaillancourt, Christian ^a   Hebert, Guy ^a   Cwinn, A Adam ^a   Wells, George ^a   Stiell, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Emergency medicine; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PEER REVIEW; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEPHONE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WEAKNESS; ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952202675     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500012574     Document Type: Article

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