Safety of inpatient care in surgical settings: cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the frequency, severity, and preventability of adverse events associated with perioperative care, and to describe the setting and professions concerned.

Design

Multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Setting

11 US hospitals.

Participants

1009 patients from a randomly selected sample of 64 121 adults admitted for surgery during 2018.

Main outcome measures

Adverse events during inpatient perioperative care were assessed using a trigger method, identifying information previously associated with similar events, and from a comprehensive review of electronic health records. Trained nurses reviewed all records and flagged admissions with possible adverse events, which were then adjudicated by physicians, who confirmed the occurrence and c

SUBMITTER: Duclos A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11558683 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature