Estimating the Frequency of Inpatient Adverse Events Using a 2-Step Retrospective Chart Review: Initial Observational Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lower- and middle-income countries bear a disproportionate share of the global burden of adverse events in health care. Despite this, patient safety research is predominantly conducted in high-income countries with well-developed health care systems, resulting in evidence and methodologies that have limited applicability in resource-constrained settings.

Objective

This pilot study primarily aimed to identify the most suitable methodology for a full-scale study to detect inpatient adverse events at a tertiary care hospital in a lower- to middle-income country. Second, we aimed to use our experience with this study to further adapt the selected methodology to our setting.

Methods

This external pilot study used a 2-step retrospective chart review methodology.

SUBMITTER: Ul Hassan SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12796877 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature