bachelorThesis
Frecuencia de situaciones inseguras según el registro de una clínica privada de tercer nivel de Bogotá
Fecha
2014Autor
Bravo C., Ana
Doria C., Lilia E.
Sanabria Rojas, Andrea
Institución
Resumen
Introduction: Patient safety is a priority in healthcare worldwide. Health care institutions must employ strategies to promote this culture, like the record of unsafe situations. Objective: To determine how often unsafe healthcare practices are reported in a third level private clinic in Bogotá, during the period between May and November 2013. Method: A descriptive study was conducted from a secondary database records filled out by clinic staff. Results: 379 unsafe practices were reported, incidents (52%), adverse events (36 %) and risks (12%). More insecure situations were reported by safe use of medicines and medical devices area (36.93%). The service that reported the most was hospitalization (47%) and emergency room (21%), the position that most reported was nurses (72.5%). Conclusion: The implementation of strategies to encourage reporting helps identify flaws in the health care process by decreasing the frequency of adverse events. This is a first step in patient safety program.