1. Medication incidents in primary care medicine: protocol of a study by the Swiss Federal Sentinel Reporting System
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Markus Gnädinger, Lilli Herzig, Dieter Conen, Alessandro Ceschi, Milo A. Puhan, Alfred Staehelin, Marco Zoller, and University of Zurich
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11035 Institute of General Practice ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,General Practice ,610 Medicine & health ,2700 General Medicine ,Logistic regression ,Pediatrics ,Patient safety ,Nursing ,Risk Factors ,CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Epidemiology ,Protocol ,EPIDEMIOLOGY ,Humans ,Medication Errors ,Medicine ,Prospective Studies ,Adverse effect ,Protocol (science) ,Primary Health Care ,Descriptive statistics ,business.industry ,Public health ,10060 Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI) ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Pharmacology and Therapeutics ,Logistic Models ,10199 Clinic for Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology ,Sample size determination ,Population Surveillance ,Female ,Patient Safety ,Medical emergency ,PUBLIC HEALTH ,business ,Switzerland - Abstract
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE: Patient safety is a major concern in healthcare systems worldwide. Although most safety research has been conducted in the inpatient setting, evidence indicates that medical errors and adverse events are a threat to patients in the primary care setting as well. Since information about the frequency and outcomes of safety incidents in primary care is required, the goals of this study are to describe the type, frequency, seasonal and regional distribution of medication incidents in primary care in Switzerland and to elucidate possible risk factors for medication incidents. Label="METHODS AND ANALYSIS" ="METHODS"/>
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- 2015
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