Updated sentinel event stats for ‘09
November 2, 2009 by Carol KatarskyPosted in: Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Here’s the latest data on the 10 most frequently reported sentinel events as tracked by JCAHO.
Reported events Jan.1 through Sept. 30, 2009:
- Wrong-site surgery — 126
- Unintended retention of foreign body — 97
- Delay in treatment — 94
- Operative/Post-op complications — 79
- Suicide — 72
- Patient fall — 65
- Medication error — 34
- Assault, rape or homicide — 27
- Perinatal death or loss of function — 26
- Patient death or injury in restraints — 9
Since JCAHO started tracking sentinel events in ‘95, more than 6,500 patients have been affected, with 68% of the events resulting in death.
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