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Reporting of perioperative adverse events by pediatric anesthesiologists at a tertiary children's hospital: targeted interventions to increase the rate of reporting.
Williams GD, Muffly MK, Mendoza JM, et al. Reporting of Perioperative Adverse Events by Pediatric Anesthesiologists at a Tertiary Children's Hospital: Targeted Interventions to Increase the Rate of Reporting. Anesth Analg. 2017;125(5):1515-1523. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000002208.
Underreporting of adverse events is a known shortcoming of incident reporting systems. This pre–post study demonstrated an increase in reporting of perioperative adverse events through a multifaceted intervention that included interviewing clinicians about barriers to reporting and creating a local requirement to complete adverse event reports using an electronic incident reporting system. The study team concluded that mandated reporting addresses underuse of incident reporting systems.
