Title |
Barriers to Adverse Event and Error Reporting in Anesthesia
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Published in |
Anesthesia and analgesia, August 2011
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DOI | 10.1213/ane.0b013e31822649e8 |
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Authors |
Gaylene C Heard, Penelope M Sanderson, Rowan D Thomas |
Abstract |
Although anesthesiologists are leaders in patient safety, there has been little research on factors affecting their reporting of adverse events and errors. First, we explored the attitudinal/emotional factors influencing reporting of an unspecified adverse event caused by error. Second, we used a between-groups study design to ask whether there are different perceived barriers to reporting a case of anaphylaxis caused by an error compared with anaphylaxis not caused by error. Finally, we examined strategies that anesthesiologists believe would facilitate reporting. Where possible, we contrasted our results with published findings from other physician groups. |
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Spain | 1 | 17% |
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 33% |
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Researcher | 8 | 8% |
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Engineering | 4 | 4% |
Other | 13 | 14% |
Unknown | 23 | 24% |