Adverse events among children in Canadian hospitals: the Canadian Paediatric Adverse Events Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited data are available on adverse events among children admitted to hospital. The Canadian Paediatric Adverse Events Study was done to describe the epidemiology of adverse events among children in hospital in Canada.

Methods

We performed a 2-stage medical record review at 8 academic pediatric centres and 14 community hospitals in Canada. We reviewed charts from patients admitted from April 2008 through March 2009, evenly distributed across 4 age groups (0 to 28 d; 29 to 365 d; > 1 to 5 yr and > 5 to 18 yr). In stage 1, nurses and health records personnel who had received training in the use of the Canadian Paediatric Trigger Tool reviewed medical records to detect triggers for possible adverse events. In stage 2, physicians reviewed the charts identified as ha

SUBMITTER: Matlow AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3447037 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature