Incidents and adverse events notified at hospital level

Objective: to identify the incidents and adverse events notified in a large size hospital. Methods: a retrospective study was carried out based on data extracted from handwritten notifications sheets, made available by the Patient Safety Nucleus of a large size hospital. The following variables wer...

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Main Authors: Andréia Mascarello, Aline Massaroli, Erica de Brito Pitilin, Jeferson Santos Araújo, Maria Eduarda Rodrigues, Jeane Barros de Souza
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Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2021-01-01
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/60001
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author Andréia Mascarello
Aline Massaroli
Erica de Brito Pitilin
Jeferson Santos Araújo
Maria Eduarda Rodrigues
Jeane Barros de Souza
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description Objective: to identify the incidents and adverse events notified in a large size hospital. Methods: a retrospective study was carried out based on data extracted from handwritten notifications sheets, made available by the Patient Safety Nucleus of a large size hospital. The following variables were analyzed: type of incident, according to international safety goals; severity of the incidents with damage; and measures proposed to minimize the effects of the notified incident. Results: among the 1167 notifications, 653 (66.8%) of the incidents were related to pharmacovigilance, 563 (48.6%) presented as potential harm, 355 (28.7%) caused harm to the patient and of these, 228 (68.0%) were of mild intensity. Proposed actions were described in 705 (60.4%) of the notifications. Conclusion: the notifications allowed identifying a high number of incidents with potential to cause harm, denoting failures that could be minimized with the implementation of institutional protocols and professional training.
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spelling doaj-art-34a13f3f919a4035a38a5bc55f0be5d12025-08-20T12:49:04ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832021-01-0122Incidents and adverse events notified at hospital levelAndréia Mascarello0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1268-6241Aline Massarolihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4779-5579Erica de Brito Pitilinhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3950-2633Jeferson Santos Araújohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3311-8446Maria Eduarda Rodrigueshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0770-0670Jeane Barros de Souzahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0512-9765Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul Objective: to identify the incidents and adverse events notified in a large size hospital. Methods: a retrospective study was carried out based on data extracted from handwritten notifications sheets, made available by the Patient Safety Nucleus of a large size hospital. The following variables were analyzed: type of incident, according to international safety goals; severity of the incidents with damage; and measures proposed to minimize the effects of the notified incident. Results: among the 1167 notifications, 653 (66.8%) of the incidents were related to pharmacovigilance, 563 (48.6%) presented as potential harm, 355 (28.7%) caused harm to the patient and of these, 228 (68.0%) were of mild intensity. Proposed actions were described in 705 (60.4%) of the notifications. Conclusion: the notifications allowed identifying a high number of incidents with potential to cause harm, denoting failures that could be minimized with the implementation of institutional protocols and professional training. https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/60001Patient Safety; Notification; Delivery of Health Care.
spellingShingle Andréia Mascarello
Aline Massaroli
Erica de Brito Pitilin
Jeferson Santos Araújo
Maria Eduarda Rodrigues
Jeane Barros de Souza
Incidents and adverse events notified at hospital level
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Patient Safety; Notification; Delivery of Health Care.
title Incidents and adverse events notified at hospital level
title_full Incidents and adverse events notified at hospital level
title_fullStr Incidents and adverse events notified at hospital level
title_full_unstemmed Incidents and adverse events notified at hospital level
title_short Incidents and adverse events notified at hospital level
title_sort incidents and adverse events notified at hospital level
topic Patient Safety; Notification; Delivery of Health Care.
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/60001
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