2022
Trends in Adverse Event Rates in Hospitalized Patients, 2010-2019
Eldridge N, Wang Y, Metersky M, Eckenrode S, Mathew J, Sonnenfeld N, Perdue-Puli J, Hunt D, Brady PJ, McGann P, Grace E, Rodrick D, Drye E, Krumholz HM. Trends in Adverse Event Rates in Hospitalized Patients, 2010-2019. JAMA 2022, 328: 173-183. PMID: 35819424, PMCID: PMC9277501, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.9600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCross InfectionCross-Sectional StudiesDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansMaleMedicareMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient SafetyPneumoniaPostoperative ComplicationsPressure UlcerRisk AssessmentSurgical Procedures, OperativeUnited StatesConceptsMajor surgical proceduresAcute myocardial infarctionAdverse event ratesGeneral adverse eventsAdverse eventsHeart failureAdverse drug eventsAcute care hospitalsMyocardial infarctionHospital-acquired infectionsSurgical proceduresEvent ratesHospital dischargeCare hospitalDrug eventsMedicare Patient Safety Monitoring SystemSerial cross-sectional studyPatient safetyUS acute care hospitalsHospital adverse eventsSignificant decreaseSurgical procedure groupsCross-sectional studyRisk-adjusted ratesAdult patients
2014
National Trends in Patient Safety for Four Common Conditions, 2005–2011
Wang Y, Eldridge N, Metersky ML, Verzier NR, Meehan TP, Pandolfi MM, Foody JM, Ho SY, Galusha D, Kliman RE, Sonnenfeld N, Krumholz HM, Battles J. National Trends in Patient Safety for Four Common Conditions, 2005–2011. New England Journal Of Medicine 2014, 370: 341-351. PMID: 24450892, PMCID: PMC4042316, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa1300991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureAcute myocardial infarctionMore adverse eventsProportion of patientsAdverse event ratesAdverse eventsHeart failureMyocardial infarctionRate of occurrenceCommon medical conditionsMedical recordsMedicare patientsMedical conditionsPatientsSurgeryInfarctionPneumoniaHospitalizationPatient safetyNational trendsMonitoring System dataSignificant declineFailureProportionRate