TY - JOUR
T1 - Patient safety research: an overview of the global evidence
AU - Jha, A. K.
AU - Prasopa-Plaizier, N.
AU - Larizgoitia, I.
AU - Bates, D. W.
AU - AUTHOR GROUP
AU - Aiken, Linda
AU - Allegranzi, Benedetta
AU - Bright, Roselie
AU - Campbell, Eric
AU - Cooper, Richard
AU - Dhingra-Kumar, Neelam
AU - Fahlgren, Björn
AU - Ferris, Timothy
AU - Field, Terry
AU - Gosbee, John
AU - Grandt, Daniel
AU - Gurwitz, Jerry
AU - Isaac, Tom
AU - Kachalia, Allen
AU - Khamassi, Selma
AU - Kitch, Barrett
AU - Landrigan, Christopher
AU - Matheny, Michael
AU - Maviglia, Saverio
AU - Murff, Harvey
AU - Poon, Eric
AU - Reason, Jim
AU - Schiff, Gordon
AU - Sidorchuk, Ryan
AU - Wuerz, Thomas
AU - Baker, Ross
AU - Khoja, Tawfik
AU - Klazinga, Niek
AU - Ovretveit, John
AU - Sheridan, Susan
AU - Leape, Lucian
AU - Coates, Hilary
AU - Fletcher, Martin
AU - Cherian, Meena Nathan
AU - Dziekan, Gerald
AU - Fordham, Jan
AU - Hughes, Helen
AU - Mathai, Mathews
AU - Shademani, Ramesh
AU - Angood, Peter
AU - Bhutta, Zulfiqar
AU - Davis, Peter
AU - Hamid, Maimunah
AU - Kaitiritimba, Robinah
AU - Morimoto, Takeshi
AU - Noble, Douglas
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Unsafe medical care may cause substantial morbidity and mortality globally, despite imprecise estimates of the magnitude of the problem. To better understand the extent and nature of the problem of unsafe care, the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety commissioned an overview of the world's literature on patient safety research. Major patient safety topics were identified through a consultative and investigative process and were categorised into the framework of structure, process and outcomes of unsafe care. Lead experts examined current evidence and identified major knowledge gaps relating to topics in developing, transitional and developed nations. The report was reviewed by internal and external experts and underwent improvements based on the feedback. Twenty-three major patient safety topics were examined. Much of the evidence of the outcomes of unsafe care is from developed nations, where prevalence studies demonstrate that between 3% and 16% of hospitalised patients suffer harm from medical care. Data from transitional and developing countries also suggest substantial harm from medical care. However, considerable gaps in knowledge about the structural and process factors that underlie unsafe care globally make solutions difficult to identify, especially in resource-poor settings. Harm from medical care appears to pose a substantial burden to the world's population. However, much of the evidence base comes from developed nations. Understanding the scope of and solutions for unsafe care for the rest of the world is a critical component of delivering safe, effective care to all of the world's citizens
AB - Unsafe medical care may cause substantial morbidity and mortality globally, despite imprecise estimates of the magnitude of the problem. To better understand the extent and nature of the problem of unsafe care, the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety commissioned an overview of the world's literature on patient safety research. Major patient safety topics were identified through a consultative and investigative process and were categorised into the framework of structure, process and outcomes of unsafe care. Lead experts examined current evidence and identified major knowledge gaps relating to topics in developing, transitional and developed nations. The report was reviewed by internal and external experts and underwent improvements based on the feedback. Twenty-three major patient safety topics were examined. Much of the evidence of the outcomes of unsafe care is from developed nations, where prevalence studies demonstrate that between 3% and 16% of hospitalised patients suffer harm from medical care. Data from transitional and developing countries also suggest substantial harm from medical care. However, considerable gaps in knowledge about the structural and process factors that underlie unsafe care globally make solutions difficult to identify, especially in resource-poor settings. Harm from medical care appears to pose a substantial burden to the world's population. However, much of the evidence base comes from developed nations. Understanding the scope of and solutions for unsafe care for the rest of the world is a critical component of delivering safe, effective care to all of the world's citizens
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1136/qshc.2008.029165
DO - https://doi.org/10.1136/qshc.2008.029165
M3 - Article
C2 - 20172882
SN - 1475-3898
VL - 19
SP - 42
EP - 47
JO - Quality & safety in health care
JF - Quality & safety in health care
IS - 1
ER -