Application of failure mode effect analysis to improve the care of septic patients admitted through the emergency department.

Ahmed Alamry; Souzan M Al Owais; Abdellatif M. Marini; Hasan Al-Dorzi; Sami Alsolamy; Yaseen Arabi

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Application of failure mode effect analysis to improve the care of septic patients admitted through the emergency department.

October 1, 2014

Alamry A, Owais SMA, Marini AM, et al. J Patient Saf. 2017;13(2):76-81.

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A multidisciplinary team employed failure mode and effect analysis methodology to detect potential problems in the process of treating patients with sepsis at a large academic medical center in Saudi Arabia. The authors identified a set of corrective actions that they intend to implement to improve patient care.

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