The clinical safety of disabled patients: proposal for a methodology for analysis of health care risks and specific measures for improvement

The clinical risks associated with health care have been a known factor since ancient times, and their prevention has constituted one of the foundations of health care. However, concern for the risks involved in health care treatments has risen very significantly in recent years, becoming a modern c...

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Published in:Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal patología oral y cirugía bucal, 2013-03, Vol.18 (2), p.e251-e256
Main Authors: Perea-Pérez, Bernardo, Labajo-González, Elena, Bratos-Murillo, Manuel, Santiago-Sáez, Andrés, Albarrán-Juan, Elena, Villa-Vigil, Alfonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dental Care for Disabled
Dentistry
Humans
Odontostomatology for the Disabled or Special Patients
Patient Safety
Review
Safety Management
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Summary:The clinical risks associated with health care have been a known factor since ancient times, and their prevention has constituted one of the foundations of health care. However, concern for the risks involved in health care treatments has risen very significantly in recent years, becoming a modern current of concern for clinical health care risks which is referred to by the name of "patient safety" in the scientific literature. Unfortunately, there are no studies on patient safety in dental practice or case studies of adverse events in this practice. In addition to the lack of studies on adverse events in regular dental practice, there are even fewer references to treatment for disabled patients. In this article, we provide a "proposal for analysis" of the clinical risks associated with treating disabled patients, which will make it possible to evaluate the health care risks associated with the treatment of patients who have a specific disability, at one determined moment and in one specific environment.
ISSN:1698-6946
1698-4447
1698-6946
DOI:10.4317/medoral.18262