OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence and characteristics of adverse events (AEs) and no-harm events (NHEs) in critically ill patients. DESIGN: Observational, prospective, 24-h cross-sectional study with self-reporting. SETTING: Seventy-nine intensive care units at 76 hospitals. MEASUREMENTS: Number of events, risk of AEs and NHEs, types of incidents, severity and avoidability of incidents. RESULTS: A total of 1017 patients were included in the study; 591 (58%) were affected by one or more incidents. Of the 1424 valid incidents, 943 (66%) were NHEs and 481 (34%) were AEs. The individual risk of suffering at least one incident was 62%, at least one NHE 45% and at least one AE 29%. The median number of incidents, NHEs and AEs was 6, 3 and 2 per 100 patient-hours, respectively. Seventy-four per cent of the incidents were related to medication (24%), equipment (15%), nursing care (14%), accidental withdrawal of vascular accesses and catheters (10%) or airways and mechanical ventilation (10%). AEs resulted in temporary damage in 29% and in permanent damage or damage that compromised patients' lives or contributed to their death in 4%. Incidents were avoidable in 79% of cases (90% in NHEs and 60% in AEs, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The individual risk for incidents in critical patients is high. Many incidents did not harm patients, some caused damage and a few were related to the patient's death. Most incidents were considered avoidable.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence and characteristics of adverse events (AEs) and no-harm events (NHEs) in critically illpatients. DESIGN: Observational, prospective, 24-h cross-sectional study with self-reporting. SETTING: Seventy-nine intensive care units at 76 hospitals. MEASUREMENTS: Number of events, risk of AEs and NHEs, types of incidents, severity and avoidability of incidents. RESULTS: A total of 1017 patients were included in the study; 591 (58%) were affected by one or more incidents. Of the 1424 valid incidents, 943 (66%) were NHEs and 481 (34%) were AEs. The individual risk of suffering at least one incident was 62%, at least one NHE 45% and at least one AE 29%. The median number of incidents, NHEs and AEs was 6, 3 and 2 per 100 patient-hours, respectively. Seventy-four per cent of the incidents were related to medication (24%), equipment (15%), nursing care (14%), accidental withdrawal of vascular accesses and catheters (10%) or airways and mechanical ventilation (10%). AEs resulted in temporary damage in 29% and in permanent damage or damage that compromised patients' lives or contributed to their death in 4%. Incidents were avoidable in 79% of cases (90% in NHEs and 60% in AEs, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The individual risk for incidents in critical patients is high. Many incidents did not harm patients, some caused damage and a few were related to the patient's death. Most incidents were considered avoidable.
Authors: M Bodí; M Olona; M C Martín; R Alceaga; J C Rodríguez; E Corral; J M Pérez Villares; G Sirgo Journal: Intensive Care Med Date: 2015-04-14 Impact factor: 17.440
Authors: Lorena Michele Brennan-Bourdon; Alan O Vázquez-Alvarez; Jahaira Gallegos-Llamas; Manuel Koninckx-Cañada; José Luis Marco-Garbayo; Selene G Huerta-Olvera Journal: BMC Pediatr Date: 2020-12-05 Impact factor: 2.125
Authors: Domingo Palacios-Ceña; José Miguel Cachón-Pérez; Rosa Martínez-Piedrola; Javier Gueita-Rodriguez; Marta Perez-de-Heredia; Cesar Fernández-de-las-Peñas Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2016-01-29 Impact factor: 2.692