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

In the era of “big data”, recent developments in the area of information and communication
technologies (ICT) are facilitating organizations to innovate and grow. These technological …

Rapid and accurate profiling of infection-causing pathogens remains a significant challenge
in modern health care. Despite advances in molecular diagnostic techniques, blood culture …

This article discusses the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and is part of the
Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence …

Context Fatigue and distress have been separately shown to be associated with medical
errors. The contribution of each factor when assessed simultaneously is unknown. Objective …

Review date: 1969 to 2003, 34 years. Background and context: Simulations are now in
widespread use in medical education and medical personnel evaluation. Outcomes …

ContextMedical errors are associated with feelings of distress in physicians, but little is
known about the magnitude and direction of these associations. ObjectiveTo assess the …

Objective: Sepsis is an increasingly common and lethal medical condition that occurs in
people of all ages. The influence of age on sepsis risk and outcome is incompletely …

Five years ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) called for a national effort to make health care
safe. Although progress since then has been slow, the IOM report truly “changed the …

PURPOSE: Measurement of pressure injury (PI) prevalence allows benchmarking within
and across facilities; the International Pressure Ulcer PrevalenceTM (IPUP) Survey includes …