A systematic approach to the identification and classification of near-miss events on labor and delivery in a large, national health care system.
Am J Obstet Gynecol
; 207(6): 441-5, 2012 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-23063015
ABSTRACT
We describe a systematic approach to the identification and classification of near-miss events on labor and delivery in a large, national health care system. Voluntary reports of near-miss events were prospectively collected during 2010 in 203,708 deliveries. These reports were analyzed according to frequency and potential severity. Near-miss events were reported in 0.69% of deliveries. Medication and patient identification errors were the most common near-miss events. However, existing barriers were found to be highly effective in preventing such errors from reaching the patient. Errors with the greatest potential for causing harm involved physician response and decision making. Fewer and less effective existing barriers between these errors and potential patient harm were identified. Use of a comprehensive system for identification of near-miss events on labor and delivery units have proven useful in allowing us to focus patient safety efforts on areas of greatest need.
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Assunto principal:
Unidade Hospitalar de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
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Erros Médicos
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Atenção à Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article