Tubing Misconnections are Ongoing Patient Safety Issue
Published: 01/27/2025
Sources:
- Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Urgent Care,
- Dialysis Facilities,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Office-Based Surgery,
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility,
- Hospice,
- Rural Health Clinics
The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently published the results of a survey conducted by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) which shows that tubing misconnections are common and underreported.
Tubing misconnections are known to cause patient safety incidents. Despite organizational guidelines and FDA reports, tubing misconnections continue to occur. A review published in August 2024, updating an article from 2011, Tubing misconnections: normalization of d…
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