The incidence, root-causes, and outcomes of adverse events in surgical units: implication for potential prevention strategies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We need to know the scale and underlying causes of surgical adverse events (AEs) in order to improve the safety of care in surgical units. However, there is little recent data. Previous record review studies that reported on surgical...

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Main Authors: Groenewegen Peter P, Merten Hanneke, de Keizer Bertus, de Bruijne Martine C, Zegers Marieke, van der Wal Gerrit, Wagner Cordula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
Online Access:http://www.pssjournal.com/content/5/1/13