Importance Endotracheal intubation of critically ill patients is a high-risk procedure.
Checklists have been advocated to improve outcomes. Objective To assess whether the …

Literature focused on quantifying or reducing patient harm in anaesthesia uses a variety of
labels and definitions to represent patient safety-related events, such as 'medication …

Background A nonroutine event is any aspect of clinical care perceived by clinicians or
trained observers as a deviation from optimal care based on the context of the clinical …

Background Incident investigation remains a cornerstone of patient safety management and
improvement, with recommendations meant to drive action and improvement. There is little …

Background Look-alike medications, where ampoules or vials of intravenous medications
look similar, may increase the risk of medication errors in the perioperative setting. Aim This …

In parallel with the growth observed in the aging population, the number of older adults
undergoing both elective and emergent procedures is increasing steadily. This increase is …

Purpose: Oncology providers are leaders in patient safety. Despite their efforts, oncology-
related medical errors still occur, sometimes resulting in patient injury or death. The …

Objetivo: Identificar o conhecimento de acadêmicos de enfermagem relacionado aos
cuidados e às ações desenvolvidas pelo enfermeiro em sala de recuperação pós …

Materials and Methods: The study was conceptualized and conducted in the Department of
Anesthesiology from January 2018 to December 2018 in a 600 bed Multispecialty teaching …

Introduction Medication errors (MEs), which occur commonly in the perioperative period,
have the potential to cause patient harm or death. Many published recommendations exist …