Objective To systematically quantify the prevalence, severity, and nature of preventable
patient harm across a range of medical settings globally. Design Systematic review and …

Abstract Background Adverse events (AEs) seriously affect patient safety and quality of care,
and remain a pressing global issue. This study had three objectives:(1) to describe the …

About one in ten patients are harmed during health care. This paper estimates the health,
financial and economic costs of this harm. Results indicate that patient harm exerts a …

Background Diagnostic errors cause substantial preventable harms worldwide, but rigorous
estimates for total burden are lacking. We previously estimated diagnostic error and serious …

Background—Thrombosis is the common pathology underlying ischemic heart disease,
ischemic stroke, and venous thromboembolism (VTE). The Global Burden of Disease Study …

Recent years have seen an increased understanding of the importance of myelination in
healthy brain function and neuropsychiatric diseases. Non-invasive microstructural magnetic …

Universal health coverage is not a dream for the future. It is already a reality in many
countries; however, without quality health services, it can remain an empty promise. This …

Background Mitigating or reducing the risk of medication harm is a global policy priority. But
evidence reflecting preventable medication harm in medical care and the factors that derive …

Objective To contextualise the degree of harm that comes from unsafe medical care
compared with individual health conditions using the global burden of disease (GBD), a …

Although chemotherapy is a well established treatment modality, chemotherapy errors
represent a potentially serious risk of patient harm. We reviewed published research from …