Frequency and content analysis of adverse event reports in surgical centers: a cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the frequency of adverse events reported in surgical centers and analyze the content of the reports made. Methods: a cross-sectional study analyzed reports from January 2019 to March 2023 in eight hospitals, with a sample of 163 reports. The quantitative analysis c...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ítalo Lennon Sales de Almeida, Ana Paula Agostinho Alencar, Vanessa de Brito Poveda, Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2025-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672025000100169&lng=en&tlng=en
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850069437441376256
author Ítalo Lennon Sales de Almeida
Ana Paula Agostinho Alencar
Vanessa de Brito Poveda
Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima de Carvalho
author_facet Ítalo Lennon Sales de Almeida
Ana Paula Agostinho Alencar
Vanessa de Brito Poveda
Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima de Carvalho
author_sort Ítalo Lennon Sales de Almeida
collection DOAJ
description ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the frequency of adverse events reported in surgical centers and analyze the content of the reports made. Methods: a cross-sectional study analyzed reports from January 2019 to March 2023 in eight hospitals, with a sample of 163 reports. The quantitative analysis considered variables such as type and degree of damage, while the qualitative analysis used similarity analysis in Iramuteq. Results: sixteen never events were identified, including pressure injuries (stages three and four), loss of biopsy material, incorrect surgical procedures, and unintentional retention of a foreign body. The qualitative analysis highlighted terms such as “failures in care”, “failure”, “surgical procedure”, and “pressure injury”. Conclusions: pressure injuries, burns, organ damage, and surgical site infection were the most frequent reports. There is underreporting of adverse events in surgical centers and limitations in the quality of records, including unspecified adverse events and lack of standardization in reporting.
format Article
id doaj-art-ea4cea8969f14892ad16db6b9c705f0f
institution DOAJ
issn 1984-0446
language English
publishDate 2025-03-01
publisher Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
record_format Article
series Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
spelling doaj-art-ea4cea8969f14892ad16db6b9c705f0f2025-08-20T02:47:46ZengAssociação Brasileira de EnfermagemRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem1984-04462025-03-0178110.1590/0034-7167-2024-0082Frequency and content analysis of adverse event reports in surgical centers: a cross-sectional studyÍtalo Lennon Sales de Almeidahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8013-8565Ana Paula Agostinho Alencarhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6262-4279Vanessa de Brito Povedahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5839-7253Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima de Carvalhohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3406-9685ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the frequency of adverse events reported in surgical centers and analyze the content of the reports made. Methods: a cross-sectional study analyzed reports from January 2019 to March 2023 in eight hospitals, with a sample of 163 reports. The quantitative analysis considered variables such as type and degree of damage, while the qualitative analysis used similarity analysis in Iramuteq. Results: sixteen never events were identified, including pressure injuries (stages three and four), loss of biopsy material, incorrect surgical procedures, and unintentional retention of a foreign body. The qualitative analysis highlighted terms such as “failures in care”, “failure”, “surgical procedure”, and “pressure injury”. Conclusions: pressure injuries, burns, organ damage, and surgical site infection were the most frequent reports. There is underreporting of adverse events in surgical centers and limitations in the quality of records, including unspecified adverse events and lack of standardization in reporting.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672025000100169&lng=en&tlng=enPatient SafetyNotificationAdverse EventsSurgical CentersOperative Surgical Procedures
spellingShingle Ítalo Lennon Sales de Almeida
Ana Paula Agostinho Alencar
Vanessa de Brito Poveda
Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima de Carvalho
Frequency and content analysis of adverse event reports in surgical centers: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Patient Safety
Notification
Adverse Events
Surgical Centers
Operative Surgical Procedures
title Frequency and content analysis of adverse event reports in surgical centers: a cross-sectional study
title_full Frequency and content analysis of adverse event reports in surgical centers: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Frequency and content analysis of adverse event reports in surgical centers: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Frequency and content analysis of adverse event reports in surgical centers: a cross-sectional study
title_short Frequency and content analysis of adverse event reports in surgical centers: a cross-sectional study
title_sort frequency and content analysis of adverse event reports in surgical centers a cross sectional study
topic Patient Safety
Notification
Adverse Events
Surgical Centers
Operative Surgical Procedures
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672025000100169&lng=en&tlng=en
work_keys_str_mv AT italolennonsalesdealmeida frequencyandcontentanalysisofadverseeventreportsinsurgicalcentersacrosssectionalstudy
AT anapaulaagostinhoalencar frequencyandcontentanalysisofadverseeventreportsinsurgicalcentersacrosssectionalstudy
AT vanessadebritopoveda frequencyandcontentanalysisofadverseeventreportsinsurgicalcentersacrosssectionalstudy
AT rhannaemanuelafontenelelimadecarvalho frequencyandcontentanalysisofadverseeventreportsinsurgicalcentersacrosssectionalstudy