Indicadores de resultados para la asistencia: Análisis de situaciones adversas durante la hospitalización

Translated title of the contribution: Indicators of healthcare results: Analysis of adverse events during hospital stays

Camila Cristina Pires Nascimento, Maria Cecília Toffoletto, Leilane Andrade Gonçalves, Walkíria Das Graças Freitas, Katia Grillo Padilha

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Abstract

This quantitative, retrospective study aimed to characterize adverse events (AE) in Intensive Care Units (ICU), Semi-Intensive Care Units (SCU) and Inpatient Units (IU), regarding nature, type, day of the week and nursing professionals / patient ratio at the moment of occurrence; as well as to identify nursing interventions after the event and AE rates. The study was performed at a private hospital in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Two hundred twenty-nine AE were notified. The predominant events were related to nasogastric tubes (NGT) (57.6%), followed by patient fall (16.6%) and medication errors (14.8%). The nursing professionals /patient ratio at the moment of the event was 1:2 for the ICU, 1:3 for the SCU and 1:4 for the IU. A similar distribution was observed for the other days of the week. The nursing interventions were: repositioning the NGT (83.2%) and communication of the occurrence to the physician in case of medication errors (47.6%) and falls (55.2%). The highest AE rate was related to NGT.

Translated title of the contributionIndicators of healthcare results: Analysis of adverse events during hospital stays
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)746-751
Number of pages6
JournalRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Volume16
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2008
Externally publishedYes

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