Current surgical safety guidelines and checklists are generic and are not specifically tailored
to address patient issues and risk factors in surgical subspecialties. Patient safety in surgical …

Objectives: The aim of this systematic review was to consolidate studies to determine
whether root cause analysis (RCA) is an adequate method to decrease recurrence of …

Pleural disease is common with a rising case frequency. Many of these patients will be
symptomatic and require diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures. Patients with pleural …

The health care system is characterized by limited resources, including the physical facilities
as well as skilled human resources. Due to the extensive fixed cost of medical facilities and …

Left-right confusion occurs across the entire population and refers to an impeded ability to
distinguish between left and right. In medicine this phenomenon is particularly relevant as …

Background Never events (NEs) are patient safety incidents that are preventable and so
serious they should never happen. To reduce NEs, several frameworks have been …

Background ICUs' provision of complex care for critically ill patients results in an
environment with a high potential for adverse events. A study was conducted to characterize …

Objective To help improve operating room efficiency in a tertiary care facility, Six Sigma
analysis was utilized. Six Sigma is a technique driven by data, methodology, and a …

Известно, что не бог сотворил человека, но человек—бога, и точно так же ученый
накладывает свое видение мира на работу мозга: если ученый прогнозирует …

根本原因分析法是护理风险管理的有效工具, 对护理安全与护理质量改进有重要意义.
本研究基于国内外对于根本原因分析法理论及其在护理风险应用的研究成果 …