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Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex 2012; 69 (3)
Root cause analysis as a tool to identify problems in the medical care of pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Cicero-Oneto C, Zapata-Tarrés M, Ortega-Ríos VF, Castillo-Martínez D, Juárez-Villegas L, Moreno-Espinosa S, Olivar-López V, Sánchez-Medina J, Muñoz-Hernández O, Garduño-Espinosa J
Language: Spanish
References: 25
Page: 255-262
PDF size: 398.87 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Background: Root cause analysis is a qualitative technique characterized by a sequential order of questions to prevent errors by the acknowledgment and management of its diverse components. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common cancer in children. Due to the necessity of a multidisciplinary approach, it can be the target of diverse latent errors, which jeopardize the life of the patient.
Methods: We developed a study including seven national institutions affiliated with the Seguro Popular insurance program. We conducted a summary of the clinical records of the most recent death of a pediatric patient with ALL at each institution. Clinical files were analyzed by an expert panel. Results were described and prioritized in order to recommend improvements for care.
Results: We considered that 4/7 deaths were preventable. Problems in patient care are related to mismanagement of infectious and hematological complications. Many of the results obtained in the analysis are shared by the institutions with particular emphasis on lack of personnel and insufficient training as well as deficiency of blood products.
Conclusions: This study will become the starting point to acknowledge the deficiencies among the different institutions and invites an analysis of the information to create committees for better care practices and to consider RCA as a useful tool within each medical institution to identify deficiencies in the care process.
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