Understanding the types and effects of clinical interruptions and distractions recorded in a multihospital patient safety reporting system.

Kathryn M. Kellogg; Joseph S. Puthumana; Allan Fong; Katharine T. Adams; Raj M. Ratwani

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Understanding the types and effects of clinical interruptions and distractions recorded in a multihospital patient safety reporting system.

October 17, 2018

Kellogg KM, Puthumana JS, Fong A, et al. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(8):e1394-e1400.

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Using incident reporting data from a multihospital reporting system over a 3-year period, researchers sought to identify safety events related to interruptions. About 43% of interruption events were reported by nurses, compared to 15% by pharmacists and 7% by physicians. Interruptions most commonly involved a medication-related task.

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