In this section :
- Hospital harm is everyone鈥檚 concern
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Hospital Harm Improvement Resource
- How to Use the Hospital Harm Measure for Improvement
- Learning from Harm
- General Patient Safety Quality Improvement and Measurement Resources
- Hypoglycemia: Introduction
- Aspiration Pneumonia: Introduction
- Delirium: Introduction
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Infusion, Transfusion and Injection Complications: Introduction
- Infusion, Transfusion and Injection Complications: Discharge Abstract Database
- Infusion, Transfusion and Injection Complications: Importance to Patients and Families
- Infusion, Transfusion and Injection Complications: Clinical and System Reviews, Incident Analyses
- Infusion, Transfusion and Injection Complications: Measures
- Infusion, Transfusion and Injection Complications: Success Stories
- Infusion, Transfusion and Injection Complications: References
- Medication Incidents: Introduction
- Obstetric Hemorrhage: Introduction
- Patient Trauma: Introduction
- Pneumonia: Introduction
- Pneumothorax: Introduction
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Post Procedural Infections: Introduction
- Post Procedural Infections: Discharge Abstract Database
- Post Procedural Infections: Importance to Patients and Families
- Post Procedural Infections: Clinical and Systems Reviews, Incident Analyses
- Post Procedural Infections: Measures
- Post Procedural Infections: Success Stories
- Post Procedural Infections: References
- Pressure Ulcer: Introduction
- Sepsis: Introduction
- UTI: Introduction
- Venous Thromboembolism: Introduction
- Wound Disruption: Introduction
- Obstetric Trauma: Introduction
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Procedure-Associated Shock: Introduction
- Procedure-Associated Shock: Discharge Abstract Database
- Procedure-Associated Shock: Importance to Patients and Families
- Procedure-Associated Shock: Clinical and System Review, Incident Analysis
- Procedure-Associated Shock: Measures
- Procedure-Associated Shock: Success Stories
- Procedure-Associated Shock: References
- Selected Serious Events: Introduction
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Electrolyte and Fluid Imbalance: Introduction
- Electrolyte and Fluid Imbalance: Discharge Abstract Database
- Electrolyte and Fluid Imbalance: Importance to Patients and Families
- Electrolyte and Fluid Imbalance: Clinical and System Reviews, Incident Analyses
- Electrolyte and Fluid Imbalance: Measures
- Electrolyte and Fluid Imbalance: Success Stories
- Electrolyte and Fluid Imbalance: References
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Anemia 鈥� Hemorrhage (Health Care / Medication Associated Condition): Introduction
- Anemia 鈥� Hemorrhage (Health Care / Medication Associated Condition): Discharge Abstract Database
- Anemia 鈥� Hemorrhage (Health Care / Medication Associated Condition): Importance to Patients and Families
- Anemia 鈥� Hemorrhage (Health Care / Medication Associated Condition): Clinical and System Reviews, Incident Analyses
- Anemia 鈥� Hemorrhage (Health Care / Medication Associated Condition): Measures
- Anemia 鈥� Hemorrhage (Health Care / Medication Associated Condition): Success Stories
- Anemia 鈥� Hemorrhage (Health Care / Medication Associated Condition): References
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Anemia 鈥� Hemorrhage (Procedure-Associated Conditions): Introduction
- Anemia 鈥� Hemorrhage (Procedure-Associated Conditions): Discharge Abstract Database
- Anemia 鈥� Hemorrhage (Procedure-Associated Conditions): Importance to Patients and Families
- Anemia 鈥� Hemorrhage (Procedure-Associated Conditions): Clinical and System Reviews, Incident Analyses
- Anemia 鈥� Hemorrhage (Procedure-Associated Conditions): Measures
- Anemia 鈥� Hemorrhage (Procedure-Associated Conditions): Success Stories
- Anemia 鈥� Hemorrhage (Procedure-Associated Conditions): References
- Birth Trauma: Introduction
- Device Failure: Introduction
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Infections due to Clostridium difficile, MRSA or VRE: Introduction
- Infections due to Clostridium difficile, MRSA or VRE: Discharge Abstract Database
- Infections due to Clostridium difficile, MRSA or VRE: Importance to Patients and Families
- Infections due to Clostridium difficile, MRSA or VRE: Surveillance, Outbreak Management
- Infections due to Clostridium difficile, MRSA or VRE: Clinical and System Reviews, Incident Analyses
- Infections due to Clostridium difficile, MRSA or VRE: Measures
- Infections due to Clostridium difficile, MRSA or VRE: Success Stories
- Infections due to Clostridium difficile, MRSA or VRE: References
- Laceration: Introduction
- Retained Foreign Body: Introduction
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Viral Gastroenteritis: Introduction
- Viral Gastroenteritis: Discharge Abstract Database
- Viral Gastroenteritis: Importance to Patients and Families
- Viral Gastroenteritis: Surveillance, Outbreak Management
- Viral Gastroenteritis: Clinical and System Reviews, Incident Analyses
- Viral Gastroenteritis: Measures
- Viral Gastroenteritis: Success Stories
- Viral Gastroenteritis: References
Pneumonia: References
Canadian Patient Safety Institute.听Claire inspires change after her passing.听Published 2011.听
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control.听Infection Control Guideline for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia. Ottawa, ON: Public Health Agency of Canada; 2010. 听
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Pneumonia. CDC. Published March 9, 2020. 听
Health Standards Organization. Leading Practices Library. Accreditation Canada. Published 2015. 听
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).听How-to Guide: Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Cambridge, MA: IHI; 2012. 听
Kalil AC, Metersky ML, Klompas M, et al. Management of Adults with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia: 2016 Clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society.听Clin Infect Dis. 2016;63(5):e61-e111. doi:10.1093/cid/ciw353听
Papazian L, Klompas M, Luyt C-E. Ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults: A narrative review.听Intensive Care Medicine. March 2020. doi:10.1007/s00134-020-05980-0
Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC).听Annex B: Best Practices for Prevention of Transmission of Acute Respiratory Infection In All Health Care Settings. Toronto, ON: Public Health Ontario; 2013. 听
Roquilly A, Marret E, Abraham E, Asehnoune K. Pneumonia prevention to decrease mortality in intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis.听Clin Infect Dis. 2015;60(1):64-75. doi:10.1093/cid/ciu740. [Erratum: Roquilly et al. Clin Infect Dis 2015; 60: 64-75].
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