Surgical adverse events: A systematic review

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 253-262

  Anderson, Oliver ^a   Davis, Rachel ^a   Hanna, George B ^a   Vincent, Charles A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iatrogenic disease; Medical error; Morbidity; Operative ae adverse effects ; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL ERROR; MORBIDITY; OPERATIVE/AE [ADVERSE EFFECTS]; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84880570635     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.11.009     Document Type: Review

References (27)

1. T.A. Brennan, L.L. Leape, and N.M. Laird Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients. Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I N Engl J Med 324 1991 370 376
2. L.B. Andrews, C. Stocking, and T. Krizek An alternative strategy for studying adverse events in medical care Lancet 349 1997 309 313
3. E.J. Thomas, D.M. Studdert, and J.P. Newhouse Costs of medical injuries in Utah and Colorado Inquiry 36 1999 255 264
4. E.N. de Vries, M.A. Ramrattan, and S.M. Smorenburg The incidence and nature of in-hospital adverse events: a systematic review Qual Saf Health Care 17 2008 216 223
5. J.M. Aranaz-Andrés, C. Aibar-Remón, and J. Vitaller-Burillo Impact and preventability of adverse events in Spanish public hospitals: results of the Spanish National Study of Adverse Events (ENEAS) Int J Qual Health Care 21 2009 408 414
6. P. Michel, J.L. Quenon, and A.M. de Sarasqueta Comparison of three methods for estimating rates of adverse events and rates of preventable adverse events in acute care hospitals BMJ 328 2004 199 203
7. W.B. Runciman, R.K. Webb, and S.C. Helps A comparison of iatrogenic injury studies in Australia and the USA. II: reviewer behaviour and quality of care Int J Qual Health Care 12 2000 379 388
8. I. van Wagtendonk, M. Smits, and H. Merten Nature, causes and consequences of unintended events in surgical units Br J Surg 97 2010 1730 1740
9. D.F. Stroup, J.A. Berlin, S.C. Morton Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) Group Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology: a proposal for reporting JAMA 283 2000 2008 2012
10. A.K. Kable, R.W. Gibberd, and A.D. Spigelman Adverse events in surgical patients in Australia Int J Qual Health Care 14 2002 269 276
11. R. Briant, J. Morton, and R. Lay-Yee Representative case series from public hospital admissions 1998 II: surgical adverse events N Z Med J 118 2005 29
12. J.F. Calland, R.B. Adams, and D.K. Benjamin Jr. Thirty-day postoperative death rate at an academic medical center Ann Surg 235 2002 690 696
13. F.A. Griffin, and D.C. Classen Detection of adverse events in surgical patients using the Trigger Tool approach Qual Saf Health Care 17 2008 253 258
14. G.R. Baker, P.G. Norton, and V. Flintoft The Canadian Adverse Events Study: the incidence of adverse events among hospital patients in Canada CMAJ 170 2004 1678 1686
15. A.J. Forster, T.R. Asmis, and H.D. Clark Ottawa Hospital Patient Safety Study: incidence and timing of adverse events in patients admitted to a Canadian teaching hospital CMAJ 170 2004 1235 1241
16. A.A. Gawande, E.J. Thomas, and M.J. Zinner The incidence and nature of surgical adverse events in Colorado and Utah in 1992 Surgery 126 1999 66 75
17. M. Letaief, S. El Mhamdi, and R. El-Asady Adverse events in a Tunisian hospital: results of a retrospective cohort study Int J Qual Health Care 22 2010 380 385
18. C. Vincent, G. Neale, and M. Woloshynowych Adverse events in British hospitals: preliminary retrospective record review BMJ 322 2001 517 519
19. D.J. Williams, S. Olsen, and W. Crichton Detection of adverse events in a Scottish hospital using a consensus-based methodology Scott Med J 53 2008 26 30
20. R.M. Wilson, W.B. Runciman, and R.W. Gibberd The Quality in Australian Health Care Study Med J Aust 163 1995 458 471
21. The Harvard Medical Practice Study Patients, doctors, and lawyers: medical injury, malpractice litigation, and patient compensation in New York. The report of the Harvard Medical Practice study to the state of New York 1990 New York State Department of Health Albany
22. A.B. Haynes, T.G. Weiser, and W.R. Berry A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population N Engl J Med 360 2009 491 499
23. E.N. de Vries, M.W. Hollmann, and S.M. Smorenburg Development and validation of the Surgical Patient Safety System (SURPASS) checklist Qual Saf Health Care 18 2009 121 126
24. E.N. de Vries, H.A. Prins, and R.M. Crolla Effect of a comprehensive surgical safety system on patient outcomes N Engl J Med 363 2010 1928 1937
25. J.M. Naessens, C.R. Campbell, and J.M. Huddleston A comparison of hospital adverse events identified by three widely used detection methods Int J Qual Health Care 21 2009 301 307
26. C. Lessing, A. Schmitz, and B. Albers Impact of sample size on variation of adverse events and preventable adverse events: systematic review on epidemiology and contributing factors Qual Saf Health Care 19 2010 e24
27. G. Neale, M. Woloshynowych, and C. Vincent Exploring the causes of adverse events in NHS hospital practice J R Soc Med 94 2001 322 330