PubMed · 2015 · 19 citations · 21 references
Health ProfessionsHealth AdministrationHealthcare AdministrationHospital AdministrationPatient SafetyAdverse Event ReportingDiagnostic ErrorDisclosure Of Medical ErrorsIncident ReportingBarriers To Error DisclosureHealthcare Incident ReportsHospital Incident ReportingHuman Error ReportingMedical Error ReportingReporting BarriersRetrospective Case StudySystematic Errors
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.
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