Characterisations of adverse events detected in a university hospital: A 4-year study using the Global Trigger Tool method

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Rutberg, Hans ^a   Risberg, Madeleine Borgstedt ^b   Sjod̈ahl, Rune ^a   Nordqvist, Pernilla ^a   Valter, Lars ^b   Nilsson, Lena ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Operations and Specialty Surgery Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; FEMALE; GLOBAL TRIGGER TOOL METHOD; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; VERY ELDERLY; VOLUNTARY REPORTING; ADOLESCENT; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901928059     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-004879     Document Type: Article

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