Study Published March 2017 Design and reliability of a specific instrument to evaluate patient safety for patients with acute myocardial infarction treated in a predefined care track: a retrospective patient record review study in a single tertiary hospital in the Netherlands. Eindhoven DC, Borleffs CJW, Dietz MF, Schalij MJ, Brouwers C, de Bruijne MC. BMJ Open. 2017;7:e014360.

Design and reliability of a specific instrument to evaluate patient safety for patients with acute myocardial infarction treated in a predefined care track: a retrospective patient record review study in a single tertiary hospital in the Netherlands.

Eindhoven DC, Borleffs CJW, Dietz MF, Schalij MJ, Brouwers C, de Bruijne MC. BMJ Open. 2017;7:e014360

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Design and reliability of a specific instrument to evaluate patient safety for patients with acute myocardial infarction treated in a predefined care track: a retrospective patient record review study in a single tertiary hospital in the Netherlands.

Eindhoven DC, Borleffs CJW, Dietz MF, Schalij MJ, Brouwers C, de Bruijne MC. BMJ Open. 2017;7:e014360.

Although adverse events among hospitalized patients are common, less is known about the safety of acute cardiac care. In this retrospective study, researchers described the development and validation of a tool to assess the safety of patients treated for acute myocardial infarction.

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