A review of patient safety incidents reported as ‘severe’ or ‘death’ from critical care units in England and Wales between 2004 and 2014

Anaesthesia

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1013-1023

  Thomas, A N ^a   MacDonald, J J ^b  

^a SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Health Education North West Training Scheme ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

complications; critical care; critical incidents; patient safety

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; INSULIN; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BRONCHUS PERFORATION; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER DISLOCATION; CATHETER THROMBOSIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH; DECUBITUS; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOUBLE LUMEN CATHETER; EMBOLISM; ENGLAND; ENTERIC FEEDING; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FIBEROPTIC OXIMETER CATHETER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INCIDENT REPORT; INFECTION CONTROL; INJURY SEVERITY; INSULIN INFUSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PNEUMOTHORAX; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN CATHETER; TREATMENT INTERRUPTION; WALES;

EID: 84982131417     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.13547     Document Type: Article

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