title: [Patient safety: analysis of the incidents notified in a hospital, in south of Brazil].
abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the incidents reported between the years 2008 and 2012, in a large hospital in southern Brazil. This is a retrospective study of documentary analysis, transverse and descriptive with a quantitative approach. Data was collected in march 2013, analyzed and presented as absolute and relative frequency. We identified 755 cases; this represented 1.1% of total hospitalizations. The higher frequency of reporting in inpatient units was 64.8%. The incident with the highest prevalence in this study was 45.4% falls, followed by medication error 16.7% and 16.2% other incidents. The low number of notifications can be related to the system adopted by the institution where the professional who notifies the incident needs to be identified.
authors.forename: Elisiane
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lorenzini
authors.forename: Juliana Annita Ribeiro
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Santi
authors.forename: Ana Cristina Pretto
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Báo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012308:Risk Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult