Medical simulation is an educational strategy in which a par­ticular set of conditions created or replicated to resemble authentic situations that are possible real life. In this commentary we discuss how used and it can reduce medical error, improve teamwork communi­cation, trust the health care system.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common condition that increases the risk of complications for patients undergoing sedation and/or general anesthesia. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to promote evidence-based practice for nurses to screen patients with OSA in the perioperative setting. A step-by-step team process was implemented using the Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Pract...

In response to a weight of evidence that patients are frequently harmed as a result of their care, there have been concerted efforts to make healthcare safer, with health systems across the globe investing significant resources in policies and programmes designed to reduce adverse events. Yet, despite extensive efforts, improvements in safety have proved difficult to sustain and spread, with st...

Advances in technology have made surgery in children safer and faster. The management of pediatric cataract has made rapid progress in the past decade with the availability of safer anesthesia, newer technique's, more predictable intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation, a better understanding of neurobiology, genetics, amblyopia management, improved IOL designs for preventing visual axis opaci...

In 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a landmark report, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System.1 The IOM reported that up to 98,000 Americans die each year due to medical error and that more people were dying from medical errors than from motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS. The report defined safety as “freedom from accidental injury” and brought patient safe...