Incidencia e impacto de los efectos adversos en dos hospitales

Translated title of the contribution: Incidence and impact of adverse events in two hospitals

Jesús María Aranaz, Ramón Limón, Juana Requena, María Teresa Gea, Valentín Núñez, María Isabel Bermúdez, Julián Vitaller, Carlos Aibar, Pedro Ruis, V. Aguilella, V. Agulló, C. Aibar, J. Alcalde, E. E. Álvarez, L. Álvarez, J. I. Barrasa, I. Belda, J. Beltrán, M. J. Bermejo, M. A. BielsaT. A. Brennan, M. J. Castillo, A. Castro, A. F. Conpañ, M. Corberá, F. Denia, M. Díaz, M. Elía, F. Enríquez, J. M. Esarte, M. A. Fernández, J. A. García, J. I. García, J. J. García, J. R. García, M. T. Gea, J. A. Gómez, C. González, J. A. Gracia, I. Gutiérrez, J. F. Herrero, A. Jiménez, G. Jiménez, J. Jiménez, J. Jiménez, M. A. Jiménez, D. Judez, R. Jurado, M. T. Léon, E. D. Leutscher, R. Limón, M. Lomas, J. R. Maldonado, R. Mareca, G. Marín, M. Marín, A. Martínez, J. C. Martínez, R. Martínez, M. Martínez, P. Massó, J. Medina, F. J. Moliner, J. B. Mollar, M. Morales, K. Muffak, V. Núñez, J. J. Pacheco, A. Palomeque, A. Prados, S. Peiró, E. Pérez, J. M. Ramírez, J. Requena, M. Rey, J. F. Rodríguez, M. Romero, P. Ruiz, M. Serradilla, L. Sordo, M. C. Ubago, J. Villar, J. Vitaller, M. Woloshynowych, A. Zarco, M. Ziadi

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Abstract

Objectives: To present the preliminary results of the IDEA project relating to the effect and impact of adverse events in two of the hospitals included in the study. Material and method: Design: prospective cohort study carried out in the first quarter of 2004 in two wards of two hospitals of the Autonomous Community of Valencia (Spain). Sampling: consecutive. Subjects: patients more than 14 years old, hospitalized for more than 24 hours in the selected wards. The total number of subjects was 673. Main measurements: proportion of adverse event alerts (positive detection questionnaire) and the accumulated incidence of identified adverse events (modular questionnaire for confirmation of AE and their characterization). Results: The incidence of alerts was 34.7% in hospital A (general surgery ward) and 31% in hospital B (internal medicine ward). The incidence of adverse events was 16.1% and 5.6% respectively. A total of 42.1% of the adverse events in hospital A and 16.7% of those in hospital B were avoidable, independently of the seriousness of their consequences. Conclusions: The adverse event surveillance systems differed between the two wards studied. Variability in clinical practice affects identification of adverse events on reviewing medical records.

Translated title of the contributionIncidence and impact of adverse events in two hospitals
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)53-60
Number of pages8
JournalRevista de Calidad Asistencial
Volume20
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2005

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