TY  - JOUR
T1  - DEvelopment of an online morbidity, mortality, and near-miss reporting system to identify patterns of adverse events in surgical patients—invited critique
AU  - Makary MA
Y1  - 2009/04/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.2009.6
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 311
EP  - 311
VL  - 144
IS  - 4
N2  - 
Regrettably, research in patient safety has lagged behind surgeons' demand for it. That is, the area of safety has been plagued by a paucity of scholarship and data. In light of this deficit, Bilimoria et al have advanced the field by describing a standardized method to capture events and classify them in a systematic way. Commendably, they promote the science of safety by testing a defined intervention. In short, Bilimoria et al show how we can learn from mistakes in a more organized and comprehensive way. Most importantly, they uphold the key pillars of patient safety: evaluate systems, standardize processes, and learn from mistakes.

SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.6
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2009.6
ER  -