Background Audits provide a rational framework for quality improvement by systematically
assessing clinical practices against accepted standards with the aim to develop …

Background Most maternal deaths, intrapartum-related stillbirths, and newborn deaths in
low income countries are preventable but simple, effective methods for improving safety in …

The World Health Organization's Patient Safety Programme created an initiative to improve
the safety of surgery around the world. In order to accomplish this goal the programme team …

BACKGROUND: Poor-quality care during institutional births in low- and middle-income
countries is a major contributing factor to preventable maternal and newborn harm, but progress …

Background Trauma contributes more than ten percent of the global burden of disease.
Initial assessment and resuscitation of trauma patients often requires rapid diagnosis and …

Introduction Injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income
countries. Effective trauma surveillance is imperative to guide research and quality improvement …

BACKGROUND: Volume-to-outcomes relationships have been established for high-risk
surgical procedures. To determine whether hospital volume and academic center status affect …

Article-at-a-Glance Background Strengthening research capacity is a key priority and rate-limiting
step for conducting patient safety research, particularly in low- and middle-income …

Medicine has an inefficient knowledge market. Patients often receive half of the recommended
therapies and it takes over 15 years for evidence to be incorporated into routine practice. …

A letter to the editor about a study which compares the key characteristics of US hospitals
with early palliative care programs with those without, including differences in end of-life …