Imperfection in adverse event detection: is this the opportunity to mature our focus on preventing harm in paediatrics?

Chris Wong^{1

2

3}, Charles Macias^{1

2}, Marlene Miller^{4

2}

Affiliations

¹ UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
³ University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
⁴ UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Marlene.Miller@UHhospitals.org.

Editorial

Chris Wong et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2023 Aug.

. 2023 Aug;32(8):431-434.

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2022-015776. Epub 2023 May 4.

Chris Wong^{1

2

3}, Charles Macias^{1

2}, Marlene Miller^{4

2}

¹ UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
³ University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
⁴ UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Marlene.Miller@UHhospitals.org.

No abstract available

Keywords: Patient safety; Quality improvement; Quality improvement methodologies.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Incidence and characteristics of adverse events in paediatric inpatient care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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