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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedLandrigan CP, Stockwell D, Toomey SL
Performance of the Global Assessment of Pediatric Patient Safety (GAPPS) Tool.
This study's objective was to develop and test the Global Assessment of Pediatric Patient Safety (GAPPS) trigger tool, which measures hospital-wide rates of adverse events (AEs) and preventable AEs. In total, 3,814 medical records were reviewed. It found that both primary and secondary reviewers agreed 92 percent of the time on presence or absence of a suspected AE.
AHRQ-funded; HS020513.
Citation: Landrigan CP, Stockwell D, Toomey SL .
Performance of the Global Assessment of Pediatric Patient Safety (GAPPS) Tool.
Pediatrics 2016 Jun;137(6):pii: e20154076. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-4076.
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Keywords: Patient Safety, Children/Adolescents, Tools & Toolkits, Adverse Events, Children/Adolescents