Schwappach, David (2015). Patient Safety: What Is It All about? Contributions to nephrology, 184, pp. 1-12. Karger 10.1159/000365497
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Patient safety is a major concern in health care systems worldwide. Patients with serious conditions, multimorbidity, and with intense and fragmented health care utilization, like end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, are at increased risk for suffering adverse events. In this chapter, the fundamental terms and concepts of patient safety are introduced. Essential epidemiological data relating to the frequency of adverse events and medical errors are provided. The chapter reports important safety threats for ESRD patients and describes examples of key innovations which contribute to patient safety. Recommendations and risk reduction strategies to improve care of ESRD patients are presented. © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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Journal Article (Review Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Faculty Institutions > Teaching Staff, Faculty of Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Schwappach, David |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services |
ISSN: |
0302-5144 |
Publisher: |
Karger |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Doris Kopp Heim |
Date Deposited: |
03 Mar 2015 11:57 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:41 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1159/000365497 |
PubMed ID: |
25676288 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.63988 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/63988 |
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