Prevalence of adverse events in the hospitals of five Latin American countries: results of the 'Iberoamerican Study of Adverse Events' (IBEAS).

J. M. Aranaz-Andrés; C. Aibar-Remón; R. Limón-Ramírez; A. Amarilla; F. R. Restrepo; O. Urroz; O. Sarabia; L. García-Corcuera V; E. Terol-García; Y. Agra-Varela; J. Gonseth-García; D. W. Bates; I. Larizgoitia; IBEAS team

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Prevalence of adverse events in the hospitals of five Latin American countries: results of the 'Iberoamerican Study of Adverse Events' (IBEAS).

August 10, 2011

Aranaz-Andrés JM, Aibar-Remón C, Limón-Ramírez R, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(12):1043-51.

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This cross-sectional study conducted in 58 hospitals in 5 Latin American countries found an overall point prevalence of adverse events of 10.5%, comparable to the frequency reported in other studies.

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