The identification and characterization of errors and incidents combined with contextual information is feasible and may provide sufficient background information for areas of quality improvement. Areas with a high frequency of errors and incidents need to undergo process evaluation to avoid future occurrence.
This study explored all-cause mortality of bacteraemia diagnosed during a 60-day non-physician healthcare worker strike in 2008. A significant change, with 5.0% (95% CI 1.2-8.7%, p<0.01) absolute risk increase, was seen in 90-day mortality during the strike (n=598) compared with the rest of the study period 2000-2015 (n=75 647).
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