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ObjectiveThis study aims to estimate the incidence of adverse events (AEs) and avoidable AE in four hospital services before and after applying strategies for patient safety.
DesignRetrospective study of two cohorts (2006 and 2009).
SettingGeneral Surgery, Internal Medicine, Intensive Care Unit and Oncology services.
ParticipantsA sample of 365 patients (2006) and 232 in 2009 randomly selected...