Search Tag: medical error
Medical Error And Harm
2022 17 Feb
Patients in the intensive care unit generally have complex healthcare issues with underlying comorbidities and organ dysfunction. They are thus more vulnerable to medical errors. Often, the treatment of these patients requires the use of interventions that could potentially result in adverse events, errors and harm. While critical care guidelines... Read more
Medical Error, Harm and Patient Safety
2022 17 Feb
Join our panellists on March 1 at 16:00 CET as they discuss the prevalence and types of medical errors in the ICU, the psychological impact of these errors, and strategies to prevent them and improve the safety of critically ill patients. Moderator Jean-Louis Vincent Editor-in-Chief ICU Management & Practice Professor Department... Read more
Coping With the Psychological Impact of Medical Errors: Some Practical Strategies
2022 17 Feb
Significant efforts have been made to make hospitals and ICUs as safe as possible. As healthcare workers (HCWs) try to get through this pandemic, the focus of this article is to explore practical steps to help these workers better cope with the psychological effects of being involved in an error event. Introduction:... Read more
Patient Safety in the ICU: Exploring Trends in Adverse Events in ICUs
2022 17 Feb
Adverse events (AEs) are common among critically ill patients. Evidence about the nature, preventability and predictability of AEs can be used to reinvest in efforts to reduce them and improve patient safety in ICUs. Case Mr. A, a previously well 70-year-old male was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with respiratory... Read more
Medical Error, Harm And Patient Safety
2022 01 Mar
Jean-Louis Vincent (MODERATOR) Editor-in-Chief @ ICU Management & Practice Professor Department of Intensive Care Erasme Hospital Université libre de Bruxelles Brussels, Belgium Khara M Sauro Assistant Professor @ Departments of Community Health Sciences, Surgery and Oncology Topic : Exploring Trends... Read more