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Medical Errors and Barriers to Reporting in Ten Hospitals in Southern Iran.

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: International research shows that medical errors (MEs) are a major threat to patient safety. The present study aimed to describe MEs and barriers to reporting them in Shiraz public hospitals, Iran. METHODS: A cross-sectional, retrospective study was conducted in 10 Shiraz public hospitals in the south of Iran, 2013. Using the standardised checklist of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (referred to the Clinical Governance Department and recorded documentations) and Uribe questionnaire, we gathered the data in the hospitals. RESULTS: < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The medical errors were highly frequent in the studied hospitals especially in the larger hospitals, morning shift and in the nursing practice. Moreover, individual and organisational factors were considered as the barriers to reporting MEs.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Authors: Mohammad Khammarnia, Ramin Ravangard, Eshagh Barfar, Fatemeh Setoodehzadeh

Institutions: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Patient Safety and Medication Errors

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz University

OpenAlex ID: W3025857428

FWCI: 0.717

Cites: 28

Cited by: 19

Related to: 10