RT Journal Article
T1 Traslados de pacientes desde servicios de urgencias a otras áreas del hospital: análisis de modos de fallo y efectos.
T2 Patient transfers from emergency departments to other in-hospital areas: a failure mode and effects analysis
A1 Prieto-Molina, Antonio
A1 Aranda-Gallardo, Marta
A1 Moya Suarez, Ana Belen
A1 Rivas-Ruiz, Francisco
A1 Peláez-Cherino, Joaquín
A1 Canca-Sánchez, José Carlos
A1 Prieto-Molina, Antonio
K1 Enfermos - Movilización
K1 Servicios de salud - Gestión del riesgo
AB Objectives: To perform an in-depth analysis of the process of transferring patients from an emergency department (ED) to other areas inside a hospital and identify possible points of failure and risk so that strategies for improvement can be developed.Material and methods: We formed a multidisciplinary group of ED and other personnel working with hospitalized adults. The group applied failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to understand the in-hospital transfer processes. A risk priority scoring system was then established to assess the seriousness of each risk and the likelihood it would appear and be detected.Results: We identified 8 transfer subprocesses and 14 critical points at which failures could occur. Processes related to administering medications and identifying patients were the components that received the highest risk priority scores. Improvement strategies were established for all risks. The group created a specific protocol for in-hospital transfers and a checklist to use during handovers.Conclusión: The FMEA method helped the group to identify points when there is risk of failure during patient transfers and to define ways to improve patient safety.
PB Sociedad Española de Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36292
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36292
LA spa
NO Prieto-Molina A, Aranda-Gallardo M, Moya-Suárez AB, Rivas-Ruiz F, Peláez-Cherino J, Canca-Sánchez JC. Patient transfers from emergency departments to other in-hospital áreas: a failure mode and effects análisis. Emergencias. 2023 Dec;35(6):456-462. English, Spanish. doi: 10.55633/s3me/E010.2023. PMID: 38116970.
NO Autorización en correo RIUMA (09/01/25)
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026