Prevalence, severity, and nature of preventable patient harm across medical care settings: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically quantify the prevalence, severity, and nature of preventable patient harm across a range of medical settings globally.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

Medline, PubMed, PsycINFO, Cinahl and Embase, WHOLIS, Google Scholar, and SIGLE from January 2000 to January 2019. The reference lists of eligible studies and other relevant systematic reviews were also searched.

Review methods

Observational studies reporting preventable patient harm in medical care. The core outcomes were the prevalence, severity, and types of preventable patient harm reported as percentages and their 95% confidence intervals. Data extraction and critical appraisal were undertaken by two reviewers working independently. Random effects meta-ana

SUBMITTER: Panagioti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6939648 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature