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CareTrack Kids—part 3. Adverse events in children's healthcare in Australia: study protocol for a retrospective medical record review
  1. Peter D Hibbert1,2,
  2. Andrew R Hallahan3,
  3. Stephen E Muething4,
  4. Peter Lachman5,
  5. Tamara D Hooper1,2,
  6. Louise K Wiles1,2,
  7. Adam Jaffe6,7,
  8. Les White6,8,
  9. Gavin R Wheaton9,
  10. William B Runciman2,10,
  11. Sarah Dalton11,12,
  12. Helena M Williams13,
  13. Jeffrey Braithwaite1
  1. 1Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  2. 2Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences, Centre for Sleep Research, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  3. 3Patient Safety and Quality Unit, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Herston, Queensland, Australia
  4. 4Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  5. 5Great Ormond St Hospital, Great Ormond St, London, UK
  6. 6Department of Paediatrics, School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  7. 7Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
  8. 8Department of NSW Kids and Families, New South Wales Health, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  9. 9Division of Paediatric Medicine, Women's and Children's Health Network, South Australia, Australia
  10. 10Australian Patient Safety Foundation, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  11. 11Emergency Department, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
  12. 12Clinical Excellence Commission, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  13. 13Russell Clinic, Blackwood, South Australia, Australia
  1. Correspondence to Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite; jeffrey.braithwaite{at}mq.edu.au

Abstract

Introduction A high-quality health system should deliver care that is free from harm. Few large-scale studies of adverse events have been undertaken in children's healthcare internationally, and none in Australia. The aim of this study is to measure the frequency and types of adverse events encountered in Australian paediatric care in a range of healthcare settings.

Methods and analysis A form of retrospective medical record review, the Institute of Healthcare Improvement's Global Trigger Tool, will be modified to collect data. Records of children aged <16 years managed during 2012 and 2013 will be reviewed. We aim to review 6000–8000 records from a sample of healthcare practices (hospitals, general practices and specialists).

Ethics and dissemination Human Research Ethics Committee approvals have been received from the Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, and the Women's and Children's Hospital Network in South Australia. An application is under review with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. The authors will submit the results of the study to relevant journals and undertake national and international oral presentations to researchers, clinicians and policymakers.

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007750

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