Identifying and preventing complications for patients in hospital

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research - Monash Health Partnership, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC.
² Deakin University, Geelong, VIC.

Editorial

Bernice Redley et al. Med J Aust. 2022.

. 2022 Mar 21;216(5):236-237.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.51433. Epub 2022 Feb 18.

¹ Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research - Monash Health Partnership, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC.
² Deakin University, Geelong, VIC.

No abstract available

Keywords: Adverse events; Hospitals; Medical records; Patient safety; Quality of health care.

Comment on

Hospital-acquired complications: the relative importance of hospital- and patient-related factors.
Duke GJ, Moran JL, Bersten AD, Bihari S, Roodenburg O, Karnon J, Hirth S, Hakendorf P, Santamaria JD. Duke GJ, et al. Med J Aust. 2022 Mar 21;216(5):242-247. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51375. Epub 2021 Dec 30. Med J Aust. 2022. PMID: 34970736

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