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

Globally, one of the main causes of non-communicable disease as a cause of death every
year is stroke. The objective of this study was to analyze the burden in consequence of …

Background Patients undergoing major surgery are at risk of complications, so‐called
serious adverse events (SAE). Continuous monitoring may detect deteriorating patients by …

Background Healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) affects millions of patients worldwide.
HCAI is associated with increased healthcare costs, owing primarily to increased hospital …

BACKGROUND: Healthcare acquired infections (HAI) cause an increase of burden and in
particular excess length of hospital stay (LOS) accounts for approximately up to 90% of total …

Background Identification of community-dwelling older adults at risk of unplanned
hospitalizations is of importance to facilitate preventive interventions. Our objective was to …

Objective To analyse the variation in the rate of adverse events (AEs) between acute
hospitals and explore the extent to which some patients and hospital characteristics …

There currently exists no comprehensive and up-to date overview on the financial impact of
the different adverse events covered by the Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) from the Agency …

Objective To analyze the incidence and preventability of adverse events related to health
care in adult patients admitted to a Brazilian teaching hospital. Methods A retrospective …

Aim: To assess changes in outcomes and costs upon implementation of continuous vital
sign monitoring in postsurgical patients. Materials & methods: Retrospective analysis of …