Prevalence and severity of patient harm in a sample of UK-hospitalised children detected by the Paediatric Trigger Tool

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Chapman, Susan M ^a,b   Fitzsimons, John ^c,d   Davey, Nicola ^e   Lachman, Peter ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT HARM; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; SECONDARY CARE CENTER; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED KINGDOM PEDIATRIC TRIGGER TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; GREAT BRITAIN; MULTICENTER STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT HARM; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84903585912     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005066     Document Type: Article

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