[Inpatient identification wristbands failures detection].

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Quality and Safety
• Medical Errors and Patient Identification
• Health Informatics

Background:

• Medical errors can increase patient mortality and healthcare costs.
• The International Goals for Patient Safety emphasize correct patient identification.
• Wristband utilization is a key strategy to reduce adverse events.

Purpose of the Study:

• To retrospectively investigate the rate of non-identified patients during phlebotomy in 2019.
• To identify factors associated with patient identification errors.
• To provide recommendations for improving patient identification protocols.

Main Methods:

• Retrospective analysis of patient identification data from 2019.
• Statistical correlation analysis to determine relationships between identification errors and hospital operational metrics.
• Examination of patient wristband usage and identification failures.

Main Results:

• The annual rate of non-identified patients during phlebotomy was 9.8%.
• Higher rates of non-identification were observed from April to September and on Mondays.
• Significant correlations were found between non-identified patient rates and monthly discharges from operative units (r=0.6465; p=0.0237) and bed turnover rate (r=0.7776; p=0.0029).

Conclusions:

• Failures in patient identification were detected, necessitating targeted interventions.
• Monitoring identification rates, especially during peak discharge and turnover periods, is crucial.
• Enhanced personnel adherence to protocols and comprehensive training programs are recommended to reduce identification errors.