pateint safety intervention to reduce hospital error
Beenish Abbas; Sana Abbas; Amjad Akram; Syed Hamid Ali Shah; Rashid Iqbal; Uzma Urooj
Abstract:
Objective: To evaluate practices regarding prevention of factors compromising patient safety such as drug errors, never events and critical incidence reporting.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: Armed Forces Institute of Ophthalmology, Rawalpindi, from Dec 2019 to Apr 2020.
Methodology: Methodology constituted of a paper-based and web-based questionnaire. A pilot study carried out at 15-20 participants for questionnaire validation and reviewed by independent experts for face validity, a final questionnaire comprised of 26 multiple-choice questions. The minimum sample size required for the study was 383, where the prevalence of medical errors related to surgery and anaesthesia was considered to be 48%.