Revista de calidad asistencial : organo de la Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial
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Voluntary reporting of patient safety incidents may under-report incidents as well as the scale and severity of them. The aim of this report was to analyse of the adverse events in our hospital by means of different reporting systems. ⋯ We have increased the adverse events reporting due the inclusion of the reporting systems and a clinical risk manager working a full time, with a clearer picture of the types of adverse events with an integration of different data and reporting systems, and a better approach to improvement, monitoring and review of the processes. The nature of the sources in the reporting systems does not permit to know the ranking and real figures of the adverse events, and it is necessary to established priorities and to stagger the different reporting systems in the time and in function of the cost effectiveness measures. The reporting systems are the first step to analysis and is necessary to improve and mitigate the adverse events.
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to assess the impact of a hand hygiene campaign on the rate of healthcare-associated infections in a teaching hospital in Las Palmas. ⋯ Despite the increase in adherence to hand hygiene at the areas under surveillance, health-care associated infections were not lowered hospital-wide. A more comprehensive strategy should be implemented, increasing managers and directors support in every task related to infection control.