Design of a medical record review study on the incidence and preventability of adverse events requiring a higher level of care in Belgian hospitals

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Vlayen, Annemie ^a   Marquet, Kristel ^a   Schrooten, Ward ^a,b   Vleugels, Arthur ^a,c   Hellings, Johan ^a,d   De Troy, Elke ^a,e   Weekers, Frank ^e   Claes, Neree ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d ICURO   (Belgium)

^e Jessa Ziekenhuis   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Hospitals; Intensive care units; Medical audit; Medical errors; Medical records

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BELGIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL RECORDS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSFER; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84865430992     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-468     Document Type: Review

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