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Abstract
Patient safety is a priority for health care providers but some undesirable incidents can occur even the goal is to provide a good care to the patient. These undesirable incidents can lead to injury to the patient. In this case it is defined as an adverse event like (nosocomial infection, catheter infiltration/Burn, medication error or respiratory arrest).
Patients in neonatal intensive care units are more susceptible to medical errors because of their low weight, physiological immaturity, their limited compensatory abilities that they may be admitted for long periods and subjected to several interventions that may lead to harm.
Measuring adverse events is a very important issue for patient safety and using trigger tool methodology as a different strategy to determine the presence or absence of an adverse event promotes a more focused and efficient chart review.
As patient safety is of particular concern to health authorities, the health care sector in Egypt should identify and collect information on adverse events to know their incidence and prevent their recurrence. In addition there is lack of studies and information about adverse events in NICUs. Such information is essential for improving the safety and quality of care in NICUs in Egypt.