Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients: results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I*

By T. Brennan, Lucian Leape, N. Laird, L. Hebert, A. Localio, A. Lawthers, J. Newhouse, P. Weiler, H. Hiatt. BMJ Quality & Safety, 2004

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Subfields: Emergency Medical Services, General Health Professions, Pharmacy

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Citations in the corpus

• Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections. (2005, background): “Infections of surgical wounds are the most common adverse events affecting hospitalized patients who have undergone surgery [134].”
• Patient Safety: Achieving a New Standard for Care (2004, background): “The following individuals were important sources of information, generously giving their time and knowledge to further the committee’s aims: Andrew Chang, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; Rosanna M. Coffey, The MEDSTAT Group; Carol C. Diamond, the Markle Foundation; Gar”
• Effects of a medical emergency team on reduction of incidence of and mortality from unexpected cardiac arrests in hospital: preliminary study (2002, background): “Adverse events in hospital associated with medical management are estimated to occur in 4%”