A retrospective analysis of adverse events reported by Tunisian intensive care units' professionals.

Adverse events Intensive care Reporting and learning systems

Journal

BMC health services research
ISSN: 1472-6963
Titre abrégé: BMC Health Serv Res
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101088677

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
16 Jan 2024
Historique:
received: 10 06 2023
accepted: 02 01 2024
medline: 17 1 2024
pubmed: 17 1 2024
entrez: 16 1 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Adverse events (AEs) that occur in hospitals remain a challenge worldwide, and especially in intensive care units (ICUs) where they are more likely to occur. Monitoring of AEs can provide insight into the status and advances of patient safety. This study aimed to examine the AEs reported during the 20 months after the implementation of the AE reporting system. We conducted a retrospective analysis of a voluntary ICU AE reporting system. Incidents were reported by the staff from ten ICUs in the Sahloul University Hospital (Tunisia) between February 2020 and September 2021. A total of 265 reports were received, of which 61.9% were deemed preventable. The most frequently reported event was healthcare-associated infection (30.2%, n = 80), followed by pressure ulcers (18.5%, n = 49). At the time of reporting, 25 patients (9.4%) had died as a result of an AE and in 51.3% of cases, the event had resulted in an increased length of stay. Provider-related factors contributed to 64.2% of the events, whilst patient-related factors contributed to 53.6% of the events. As for criticality, 34.3% of the events (n = 91) were unacceptable (c3) and 36.3% of the events (n = 96) were 'acceptable under control' (c2). The reporting system provided rich information on the characteristics of reported AEs that occur in ICUs and their consequences and may be therefore useful for designing effective and evidence-based interventions to reduce the occurrence of AEs.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38229159
doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10544-9
pii: 10.1186/s12913-024-10544-9
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Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

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77

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Mohamed Ayoub Tlili (MA)

University of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Department of Family and Community Medicine, LR12ES03, 4002, Sousse, Tunisia. medtlili@hotmail.fr.

Wiem Aouicha (W)

University of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Department of Family and Community Medicine, LR12ES03, 4002, Sousse, Tunisia.

Nikoloz Gambashidze (N)

Institute for Patient Safety, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus-1, 53127, Bonn, Germany.

Asma Ben Cheikh (A)

Department of Prevention and Care Safety, Sahloul University Hospital, 4054, Sousse, Tunisia.

Jihene Sahli (J)

University of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Department of Family and Community Medicine, LR12ES03, 4002, Sousse, Tunisia.

Matthias Weigl (M)

Institute for Patient Safety, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus-1, 53127, Bonn, Germany.

Ali Mtiraoui (A)

University of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Department of Family and Community Medicine, LR12ES03, 4002, Sousse, Tunisia.

Souad Chelbi (S)

University of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Department of Family and Community Medicine, LR12ES03, 4002, Sousse, Tunisia.

Houyem Said Laatiri (H)

Department of Prevention and Care Safety, Sahloul University Hospital, 4054, Sousse, Tunisia.

Manel Mallouli (M)

University of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Department of Family and Community Medicine, LR12ES03, 4002, Sousse, Tunisia.

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