Safety of inpatient care in surgical settings: cohort study. December 4, 2024

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-inpatient-care-surgical-settings-cohort-study Safety of inpatient care in surgical settings: cohort study. Duclos A, Frits ML, Iannaccone C, et al. BMJ. 2024;387:e080480. Despite decades of safety improvement efforts, surgical complications continue to occur. In this multicenter retrospective study of 1,009 surgical patients, 38% experienced an adverse event and 15.9% experienced a major adverse event. Nearly 60% of adverse events were deemed potentially preventable. Adverse events involved all types of healthcare professionals and all areas of perioperative care (e.g., operating room, ICU).