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1691/2013 - Adverse events and other incidents in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Eventos adversos e outros incidentes na unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal.

Author:

• LUCIANA DA SILVA LANZILLOTTI - LANZILLOTTI, L.S. - RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ - ESCOLA NACIONAL DE SAÚDE PÚBLICA SÉRGIO AROUCA-ENSP/FIOCRUZ - <lucianasl@iff.fiocruz.br>

Co-author(s):

• Marismary Horsth De Seta - De Seta, M.H. - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Departamento de Administração e Planejamento em Saúde - <mhdeseta@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4764-5159
• Carla Lourenço Tavares de Andrade - Andrade, C.L.T. - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Departamento de Administração e Planejamento em Saúde. - <carlamv@ensp.fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3232-0917
• Walter Vieira Mendes Júnior - Mendes Junior, W. V. - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Departamento de Administração e Planejamento em Saúde - <waltervieramendes@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Avaliação de Serviços de Saúde

Abstract:

The occurrence of adverse events (AEs) represents a preventable problem of quality of care, responsible for the increase of monetary and social costs. This scenario is accentuated when you have newborns in premature neonatal intensive care units (NICU). OBJECT: Incidents and adverse events in NICU. OBJECTIVE: To identify the occurrence of incidents and no injuries occurred in NICUs in the literature, correlating with gestational age group of newborns most affected. METHODOLOGY: This is a systematic review of the literature on incidents and AEs evidenced in NICUs published between 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2011. We searched PUBMED, SCOPUS, LILACS and the Bank of Theses and DissertationsCAPES. RESULTS: The types of incidents that occur in NICUs, with or without injury to the patient, are related to: errors or failures in drug use, infections associated with health care (IAHC); skin lesion; mechanical ventilation and intravascular catheters. CONCLUSION: Newborns premature and low weight are the most affected by the incidents and AEs in NICUs and the causes are related to human factors. Outcomes are most damagingIAHC. The study shows ways to mitigate these occurrences.

Keywords:

Incident Adverse Events Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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LANZILLOTTI, L.S., De Seta, M.H., Andrade, C.L.T., Mendes Junior, W. V.. Adverse events and other incidents in the neonatal intensive care unit.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2013/Nov). [Citado em 28/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/adverse-events-and-other-incidents-in-the-neonatal-intensive-care-unit/14898?id=14898



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