Rachel Marcia M, Stewart Mary W
School of Nursing, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216, USA.
J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Jul-Sep;24(3):211-22. doi: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31819b8e45.
Patients die in hospitals every day; some of these deaths are expected and some are not. Each death can provide information that improves the healthcare system, care provided by healthcare professionals, and hospitalization experience for patients and their families. A standardized mortality review approach in a system focused on quality can set the stage for, and facilitate, the improvement process. This article describes the experience of an academic health center in establishing a mortality review process.
每天都有患者在医院死亡；其中一些死亡是意料之中的，而有些则并非如此。每一例死亡都能提供信息，有助于改善医疗保健系统、医护人员提供的护理以及患者及其家属的住院体验。在一个注重质量的系统中，采用标准化的死亡率审查方法可以为改进过程奠定基础并加以推动。本文介绍了一家学术医疗中心建立死亡率审查流程的经验。
