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

Purpose Large international studies have shown that older hospital inpatients are at
particular risk of adverse events. The purpose of this review was to synthesize data from …

Background Increased length of stay and high rates of adverse clinical events in
hospitalised patients with dementia is stimulating interest and debate about which costs may …

Maintaining patient safety in acute hospitals is a global health challenge. Traditionally,
patient safety measures have been concentrated on critical care and surgical patients. In this …

In 2002, Charles Vincent and Angela Coulter published what would become a seminal
paper in the field of patient safety. 1 Their argument was simple and compelling—that …

Objective This study aimed to estimate the frequency of hospital adverse events (AEs) and
explore the rate of AEs over time, and across and within hospital populations. Methods …

Objectives: To examine adverse events and associated factors and outcomes during
transition from ICU to hospital ward (after ICU discharge). Design: Multicenter cohort study …

Healthcare is increasingly complex and requires the ability to adapt to changing demands.
Teamwork is essential to delivering high quality care and is central to nursing. The aims of …

Background older adults are frequent users of primary healthcare services, but are at
increased risk of healthcare-related harm in this setting. Objectives to describe the factors …

Objective To assess medical teams' ability to recognize adverse drug events (ADEs) in older
inpatients. Methods The study cohort comprised 250 patients aged 65 years or older …