Challenges and potential solutions for patient safety in an infectious-agent-Isolation Environment: A study of 484 COVID-19-related event reports (June 2021) Across 94 Hospitals

Summary

This research was conducted to explore the relationship between the various types of events that occur in an isolation environment and the associated factors, which may have implications for the likelihood of the event and severity of patient harm. After performing an analysis of event reports submitted by acute care hospitals between January 1 and September 30, 2020, 484 relevant event reports from 94 hospitals for inclusion in our descriptive study (excluding near-miss events) were identified.