Artículos de revistas
Severity and workload related to adverse events in the ICU
Fecha
2017-09-01Registro en:
Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem. Brasilia Df: Assoc Brasileira Enfermagem, v. 70, n. 5, p. 942-948, 2017.
0034-7167
10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0427
S0034-71672017000500942
WOS:000416651400008
S0034-71672017000500942.pdf
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institución
Resumen
Objective: To analyze whether an increase in patient severity and nursing workload are correlated to a greater incidence of adverse events (AEs) in critical patients. Method: A prospective single cohort study was performed on a sample of 138 patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU). Results: A total of 166 AEs, occurred, affecting 50.7% of the patients. Increased patient severity presented a direct relationship to the probability of AEs occurring. However, nursing workload did not present a statistically significant relationship with the occurrence of AEs. Conclusion: The results cast light on the importance of using evaluation tools by the nursing personnel in order to optimize their daily activities and focus on patient safety.