Comparing rates of adverse events detected in incident reporting and the Global Trigger Tool: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Many hospitals continue to use incident reporting systems (IRSs) as their primary patient safety data source. The information IRSs collect on the frequency of harm to patients [adverse events (AEs)] is generally of poor quality, and some incident types (e.g. diagnostic errors) are under-reported. Other methods of collecting patient safety information using medical record review, such as the Global Trigger Tool (GTT), have been developed. The aim of this study was to undertake a systematic review to empirically quantify the gap between the percentage of AEs detected using the GTT to those that are also detected via IRSs. The review was conducted in adherence to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Studies published in English, which coll

SUBMITTER: Hibbert PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10367579 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature