Cuperus-Bosma J M, Wagner C, van der Wal G
VU Medisch Centrum, afd Sociale Geneeskunde en Instituut voor Extramuraal Geneeskundig Onderzoek, Amsterdam.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2005 Sep 24;149(39):2153-6.
In various studies outside the Netherlands, it has been shown that a substantial number of patients suffer some kind of damage during their treatment in a hospital. The incidence of these so-called adverse events varies between 2.9% and 16.6%; of these, estimates between more than a quarter and up to half are considered to have been avoidable. Preventable adverse events can offer a starting point for interventions to increase patient safety. Therefore, a study has been initiated in Dutch hospitals investigating the nature and extent of adverse events and their causes. Important goals of the study are to reach a consensus on basic concepts and to improve the research methodology.
在荷兰以外的各项研究中，已表明相当数量的患者在医院治疗期间受到某种损害。这些所谓不良事件的发生率在2.9%至16.6%之间；其中，估计超过四分之一至多达一半的不良事件被认为是可以避免的。可预防的不良事件可为提高患者安全的干预措施提供一个起点。因此，荷兰的医院已启动一项研究，调查不良事件的性质、程度及其原因。该研究的重要目标是就基本概念达成共识并改进研究方法。
