A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä
Patient injuries in the treatment of superficial venous insufficiency registered in Finland between 2004 and 2017
Tekijät: Minna Laukkavirta, Karin Blomgren, Karoliina Halmesmäki, Veikko Nikulainen, Päivi Helmiö
Kustantaja: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Julkaisuvuosi: 2020
Lehti: Phlebology
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: PHLEBOLOGY
Lehden akronyymi: PHLEBOLOGY
Artikkelin numero: ARTN 0268355520964294
Sivujen määrä: 8
ISSN: 0268-3555
eISSN: 1758-1125
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0268355520964294
Tiivistelmä
ObjectivesThis study aimed to identify the unintended incidents that led to patient injuries (PIs) in the treatment of superficial venous insufficiency (SVI).
MethodsPI claims filed with the Finnish Patient Insurance Centre between 2004 and 2017 involving SVI were reviewed. Factors contributing to PI were identified and classified.
ResultsEighteen (13.2%) of 136 compensated PIs in the specialty of vascular surgery were related to SVI. Only 4.7% of 383 SVI claims were compensated. The incidence of PIs was 9.9 per 100 000 patients. Fifteen patients had open surgery (83.3%) and three (16.7%) endovenous treatment. Two (11.1%) patients had necrotising fasciitis, four (22.1%) had deep vein injuries and two (11.1%) had a permanent nerve injury. Two (11.1%) patients had retained endovenous material that required surgical removal.
ConclusionsPIs were identifiable during all stages of care, perioperative injuries related to open surgery being the most common.
ObjectivesThis study aimed to identify the unintended incidents that led to patient injuries (PIs) in the treatment of superficial venous insufficiency (SVI).
MethodsPI claims filed with the Finnish Patient Insurance Centre between 2004 and 2017 involving SVI were reviewed. Factors contributing to PI were identified and classified.
ResultsEighteen (13.2%) of 136 compensated PIs in the specialty of vascular surgery were related to SVI. Only 4.7% of 383 SVI claims were compensated. The incidence of PIs was 9.9 per 100 000 patients. Fifteen patients had open surgery (83.3%) and three (16.7%) endovenous treatment. Two (11.1%) patients had necrotising fasciitis, four (22.1%) had deep vein injuries and two (11.1%) had a permanent nerve injury. Two (11.1%) patients had retained endovenous material that required surgical removal.
ConclusionsPIs were identifiable during all stages of care, perioperative injuries related to open surgery being the most common.
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