How safe are paediatric emergency departments? A national prospective cohort study.
Amy C PlintAmanda S NewtonAntonia StangZach CantorLamia HayawiNick BarrowmanKathy BoutisSerge GouinQuynh DoanAndrew DixonRobert PorterGary JoubertScott SawyerTyrus CrawfordJocelyn GravelMaala BhattPatrick WeldonKelly MillarSandy TseGina NetoSimran GrewalMelissa ChanKevin ChanGrant YungJennifer KilgarTim LynchMary AglipayDale DalgleishKen FarionTerry P KlassenDavid W JohnsonLisa A Caldernull nullPublished in: BMJ quality & safety (2022)
In this large-scale study, 1 in 33 children treated in a paediatric emergency department experienced an adverse event related to the care they received there. The majority of events were preventable; most were related to management and diagnostic issues. Specific patient populations were at higher risk of adverse events. We identify opportunities for improvement in care.