Root cause analysis of reported patient falls in ORs in the Veterans Health Administration. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Root cause analysis of reported patient falls in ORs in the Veterans Health Administration. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published October 2018

Root cause analysis of reported patient falls in ORs in the Veterans Health Administration.

Soncrant CM, Warner LJ, Neily J, et al. AORN J. 2018;108:386-397.

Root cause analysis has been widely promoted as a failure analysis tool for use in a variety of settings. This quality improvement project applied the method to patient falls in Veterans Health Administration operating rooms and developed recommendations to guide improvement. Areas of focus included team communication, restraint use, and staff education. An Annual Perspective provides insights regarding how to enhance root cause analysis to help investigate incidents and improve care.

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