Objective. To estimate the proportion of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in US
hospitals that are “reasonably preventable,” along with their related mortality and costs …

Hyperglycemia in perioperative patients has been identified as a risk factor for morbidity and
mortality. Intensive insulin therapy (IIT) has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality …

Context γ-Aminobutyric acid receptor agonist medications are the most commonly used
sedatives for intensive care unit (ICU) patients, yet preliminary evidence indicates that the α …

December 1, 2009, marks the tenth anniversary of the Institute of Medicine report on medical
errors, To Err Is Human, which arguably launched the modern patient-safety movement …

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Institute of Medicine's report To Err Is Human, 1
the document that launched the modern patient-safety movement. Although the movement …

Knapp 20 Jahre ist es her, dass das Institute of Medicine in den USA den bahnbrechenden
Report To Err Is Human („Irren ist menschlich") veröffentlichte und die internationale …

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection, a common and potentially preventable
complication of hospitalization, is 1 of the hospital-acquired complications chosen by the …

Over the past decade, failure to rescue—defined as the death of a patient after one or more
potentially treatable complications—has received increased attention as a surgical quality …

Background: Hospitals will increasingly bear the costs for healthcare-acquired conditions
such as infection. Our goals were to estimate the costs attributable to healthcare-acquired …

Providing quality patient care is a basic tenant of medical and surgical practice. Multiple
orthopaedic programs, including The Patient Safety Committee of the American Academy of …