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Reports and Student Reports (Canadian Patient Safety Institute)
Items in this Collection
- 12Canadian Patient Safety Institute
- 2Canadian Institute for Health Information
- 1Accreditation Canada
- 1Canadian Medical Protective Association
- 1Capital Health Edmonton Area
- 1Edwards, Nancy
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2016-04-01
Canadian Patient Safety Institute, Canadian Medical Protective Association, Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada
More than one million surgical procedures were performed annually in Canada between 2004 and 2013. The Canadian healthcare system strives to provide safe care, but patient safety incidents still occur, with over half attributed to surgical care. Safe surgical care requires that physicians and...
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2016-02-01
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Surgical site infection is the most common healthcare associated infection among surgical patients, with 77 per cent of patient deaths reported to be related to infection. In February 2016, the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) along with our partners Alberta Health Services-Surgery...