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HOSA Biomedical Debate When We DoHar Exam
When did researchers begin examining the harm of medical error?
1980s
According to a study done in 1984 over 51 hospitals in New York, what percent of
hospitalizations resulted in medical injury?
3.7% (nearly 100,000)
0:05
According to a study done in 1984 over 51 hospitals in New York, what percent of the
select percent of hospitalizations that resulted in medical injury were fatal?
14%
What are the three themes of Leape's article?
1. Errors must be accepted as evidence of system flaws
2. Medical errors are inevitable
3. If all fatal injuries from the Harvard Medical Practice Study were extrapolated to the
entire United States, it would be the equivalent of a jumbo jet and a half crashing every
day
What does IOM report (1999) stand for?
Institute of Medical Report (To Err Is Human)
How many annual American deaths did the IOM report estimate was due to medical
error?
48,000-98,000
What did the IOM document ultimately achieve?
Jump-started the patient-safety movement
What is Pronovost's checklist?
Wash hands, clean patient's skin, cover the patient with sterile drape, wear sterile garb,
out sterile dressing on patient when you are done
What was the impact of the Pronovost's checklist on central-line infection rates in
Pronovost's hospital?
Central-line infection rates almost dropped to zero
What was the impact of Pronovost's checklist on complication and death rates in
hospitals in Canada despite the 92-98% compliance rate?
Neither complication or death rates budged
What was the impact of Pronovost's checklist on complication and death rates in 8
worldwide hospitals?
Complication rates decreased from 11% to 7% and death rates fell from 1.5% to 0.8%
What are the three things that Pronovost thought had to change in order for his checklist
to be effective?
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