Defining the contribution of human error to adverse events in a surgical service
Error contributes to more than half of adverse events and increased length of stay and mortality and is potentially avoidable. Errors may occur at any stage during an admission and highlights the need for multilevel interventions. The decrease in error noted is due to the cumulative effect of multiple endeavours, and not a single intervention.
Authors
- Howard Wain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6693-0062)
- S. D. Wall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3935-9139)
- Damian Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8467-1455)
Institutions
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South African Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36303/sajs.00381
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.74