Errors must be accepted as evidence of systems flaws, not character flaws.”—Lucian Leape1 In losing Lucian Leape to heart ...

Background Literature depicts differences in ethical decision-making (EDM) between countries and intensive care units (ICU). Objectives To better conceptualise EDM climate in the ICU and to validate a ...

Background Artificial intelligence large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used to inform clinical decisions but sometimes exhibit human-like cognitive biases when facing nuanced medical choices ...

Importance There is a paucity of literature on the quality and effectiveness of institutional morbidity & mortality (M&M) rounds processes. Objective We sought to implement and evaluate the ...

Background Peripheral venous catheters (PVCs) are ubiquitous in hospitals, yet phlebitis remains common despite single-measure prevention. Robust long-term evidence on whether comprehensive bundles ...

Correspondence to Dr Fiona A Miller, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; fiona.miller{at}utoronto.ca The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the ...

2 Department of Sociology and Department of Human Geography, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands 3 EMGO Institute, Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, ...

1 University of Technology Sydney, Centre for Health Communication, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 HSPIB, NSW Ministry of Health, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 Emergency Department, ...

Evaluating the effects of increasing nursing numbers on quality of newborn care in understaffed neonatal units in Kenya: a prospective intervention study ...

Correspondence to Professor David Reeves, NIHR School for Primary Care Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, ...

Dual process theory (DPT) and the intertwined concepts of heuristics and biases, popularised by Kahneman's book Thinking Fast and Slow, are widely discussed models for analysing decision-making ...

4 Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA Correspondence to Dr Michael S Schechter, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, ...