Medical errors and complaints in emergency department care in Sweden as reported by care providers, healthcare staff, and patients - A national review

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-38

  Källberg, Ann Sofie ^a,c   Göransson, Katarina E ^c,d   Östergren, Jan ^c,d   Florin, Jan ^b   Ehrenberg, Anna ^b  

^a FALUN HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complaints; Emergency service (hospital); Medical errors; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SWEDEN;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84872182758     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32834fe917     Document Type: Article

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