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

Problems associated with pharmacotherapy (in particular, medication errors and adverse
drug events) are frequent and are associated with increased costs for treatment. Analysis of …

Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are an important public health problem,
representing a major cause of morbidity and mortality. However, several countries have no …

Background: Up to 50% of adverse events that occur in hospitals are preventable. Language
barriers and disabilities that affect communication have been shown to decrease quality of …

Objective: This study determined the incidence, type, nature, preventability and impact of
adverse events (AEs) among hospitalised patients and potentially preventable deaths in …

Objectives To estimate the incidence, nature and consequences of adverse events and
preventable adverse events in Swedish hospitals. Design A three-stage structured …

Background In a prospective study of nursing home residents, we found adverse drug
events (ADEs) to be common, serious, and often preventable. To direct prevention efforts at …

Background At some point in life, virtually everyone experiences some type of pain. Pain is
often classified as acute or chronic. Acute pain, such as postoperative pain, subsides as …

ContextEffective medical care assumes delivery of evidence-based medicines to
appropriate patients with doses comparable to those studied. ObjectiveTo investigate dosing …

What is already known about this subject• Several studies have shown that inappropriate
medications induce adverse health outcomes in the elderly.• The hypothesis of Beers et al …