Cross-checking to reduce adverse events resulting from medical errors in the emergency department: study protocol of the CHARMED cluster randomized study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical errors and preventable adverse events are a major cause of concern, especially in the emergency department (ED) where its prevalence has been reported to be roughly of 5-10% of visits. Due to a short length of stay, emergency patients are often managed by a sole physician - in contrast with other specialties where they can benefit from multiples handover, ward rounds and staff meetings. As some studies report that the rate and severity of errors may decrease when there is more than one physician involved in the management in different settings, we sought to assess the impact of regular systematic cross-checkings between physicians in the ED.

Design

The CHARMED (Cross-checking to reduce adverse events resulting from medical errors in the emergency departmen

SUBMITTER: Freund Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4560890 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature