Segurança do Paciente na assistência à saúde

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) published the report "To Err is Human" (To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System) which estimated that 44,000 to 98,000 Americans die each year due to errors in health care, with 7,000 of these related errors with medication. This high number raised the issue of patient safety. The concept Patient Safety concerns how the use of best practices can reduce unsafe acts in the health care process. The critically ill patient is more susceptible to error and due to so many equipment and diagnostic and therapeutic technologies in the ICU and the largest number of professionals who are involved in the same tour. Ordinance GM / MS No. 1377 (July 9, 2013) and Ordinance No. 2095 (September 24, 2013) approve the basic protocols of patient safety: (a) identification of the patient; (B) prevention of pressure ulcers; (C) preventing falls; (D) handwashing; (E) safe surgery; (F) use and safety in medication administration. The prescription process should be standardized and written (standard operating procedure), updated and published, and the drugs are dispensed only after being reviewed by the pharmacist. If any prescription error, this should be reported to the Patient Safety Center.