Using the Global Trigger Tool in surgical and neurosurgical patients: a feasibility study.

Mareen Brösterhaus; Antje Hammer; Rosalie Gruber; Steffen Kalina; Stefan Grau; Anjali A Roeth; Hany Ashmawy; Thomas Groß; Marcel Binnebösel; Wolfram Trudo Knoefel; Tanja Manser

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Using the Global Trigger Tool in surgical and neurosurgical patients: a feasibility study.

September 7, 2022

Brösterhaus M, Hammer A, Gruber R, et al. PLoS ONE. 2022;17(8):e0272853.

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Healthcare organizations use trigger tools to identify potential errors or adverse events in the electronic health record (EHR), measure the frequency of errors, and track safety improvements. Three hospitals in Germany conducted a feasibility study of implementing the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Global Trigger Tool (GTT) in two general surgery units and one neurosurgery unit. Twenty-two feasibility criteria were developed (low-, moderate-, problematic-level of challenge) which may help guide successful implementation of the GTT.

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