Improving patient safety in the ICU by prospective identification of missing safety barriers using the Bow-Tie prospective risk analysis model.

Monika C Kerckhoffs; Alexander F van der Sluijs; Jan M Binnekade; Dave A. Dongelmans

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Improving patient safety in the ICU by prospective identification of missing safety barriers using the Bow-Tie prospective risk analysis model.

October 2, 2013

Kerckhoffs MC, van der Sluijs AF, Binnekade JM, et al. J Patient Saf. 2013;9(3).

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Conceptually analogous to failure mode and effect analysis, the Bow-Tie method is used to prospectively detect safety hazards. In this study, the Bow-Tie method was used to identify latent safety hazards in intrahospital transport, risk factors for unintentional extubation, and contributors to poor interdisciplinary communication.

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