AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Application of failure mode effect analysis to improve the care of septic patients admitted through the emergency department.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network



Application of failure mode effect analysis to improve the care of septic patients admitted through the emergency department.

Alamry A, Al Owais SM, Marini AM, Al-Dorzi H, Alsolamy S, Arabi Y. J Patient Saf. 2014 Aug 12; [Epub ahead of print].

A multidisciplinary team employed failure mode and effect analysis methodology to detect potential problems in the process of treating patients with sepsis at a large academic medical center in Saudi Arabia. The authors identified a set of corrective actions that they intend to implement to improve patient care.

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