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Nearly One in Four Hospitalized Patients Suffer Harm
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/KrBb0JCMGkw
A Harvard Medical study analyzed 2808 hospital admissions to 11 Massachusetts hospitals during 2018.
The data showed that, of the 24% of admitted patients suffering injuries, 32% were serious leading to substantial intervention and prolonged recovery. Furthermore, 23% of the incidents were preventable. The most common causes these episodes were medication-related events in 39%, surgical incidents in 30%, general patient care issues such as falls and pressure sores in 15%, and preventable infections in 12%.
Hospitals do perform miracles but they can be dangerous places. How to avoid the disasters? You and your family and friends, acting as advocates for you, need to be on lookout for things that just don’t seem right. When problems surface, speak up and demand action from your medical teams and the administrators in charge using the hospital ombudsman.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMsa2206117
#hospital #injuries #safety #adverseevents #advocacy
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By Howard G. Smith MD, AM
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/KrBb0JCMGkw
A Harvard Medical study analyzed 2808 hospital admissions to 11 Massachusetts hospitals during 2018.
The data showed that, of the 24% of admitted patients suffering injuries, 32% were serious leading to substantial intervention and prolonged recovery. Furthermore, 23% of the incidents were preventable. The most common causes these episodes were medication-related events in 39%, surgical incidents in 30%, general patient care issues such as falls and pressure sores in 15%, and preventable infections in 12%.
Hospitals do perform miracles but they can be dangerous places. How to avoid the disasters? You and your family and friends, acting as advocates for you, need to be on lookout for things that just don’t seem right. When problems surface, speak up and demand action from your medical teams and the administrators in charge using the hospital ombudsman.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMsa2206117
#hospital #injuries #safety #adverseevents #advocacy