Adverse events in hospitalized paediatric patients: a systematic review and a meta-regression analysis.

Paola Berchialla; Giacomo Scaioli; Stefano Passi; Maria M. Gianino

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Adverse events in hospitalized paediatric patients: a systematic review and a meta-regression analysis.

May 28, 2014

Berchialla P, Scaioli G, Passi S, et al. J Eval Clin Pract. 2014;20(5):551-8.

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This systematic review found that adverse events among hospitalized children are frequent, and similar to prior studies, a significant proportion were preventable. These findings suggest that prevention and detection strategies should be prioritized.

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