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ArticleBMJ open2015

CareTrack Kids-part 3. Adverse events in children's healthcare in Australia: study protocol for a retrospective medical record review.

Peter D Hibbert, Andrew R Hallahan, Stephen E Muething, Peter Lachman, Tamara D Hooper, Louise K Wiles, Adam Jaffe, Les White, Gavin R Wheaton, William B Runciman and 3 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Peter D HibbertFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences, Centre for Sleep Research, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Andrew R HallahanPatient Safety and Quality Unit, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
Stephen E MuethingCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Peter LachmanGreat Ormond St Hospital, Great Ormond St, London, UK.
Tamara D HooperFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences, Centre for Sleep Research, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Louise K WilesFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences, Centre for Sleep Research, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Adam JaffeDepartment of Paediatrics, School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.
Les WhiteDepartment of Paediatrics, School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Department of NSW Kids and Families, New South Wales Health, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Gavin R WheatonDivision of Paediatric Medicine, Women's and Children's Health Network, South Australia, Australia.
William B RuncimanDivision of Education, Arts and Social Sciences, Centre for Sleep Research, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Australian Patient Safety Foundation, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Sarah DaltonEmergency Department, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia Clinical Excellence Commission, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Helena M WilliamsRussell Clinic, Blackwood, South Australia, Australia.
Jeffrey BraithwaiteFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionA high-quality health system should deliver care that is free from harm. Few large-scale studies of adverse events have been undertaken in children's healthcare internationally, and none in Australia. The aim of this study is to measure the frequency and types of adverse events encountered in Australian paediatric care in a range of healthcare settings. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A form of retrospective medical record review, the Institute of Healthcare Improvement's Global Trigger Tool, will be modified to collect data. Records of children aged <16 years managed during 2012 and 2013 will be reviewed. We aim to review 6000-8000 records from a sample of healthcare practices (hospitals, general practices and specialists). ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Human Research Ethics Committee approvals have been received from the Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, and the Women's and Children's Hospital Network in South Australia. An application is under review with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. The authors will submit the results of the study to relevant journals and undertake national and international oral presentations to researchers, clinicians and policymakers.

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Medical ErrorsPatient SafetyQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareAdolescentAustraliaChildChild Health ServicesChild, PreschoolClinical ProtocolsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMedical RecordsRetrospective StudiesAUDIT

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PMCPMC4390767

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