"Iatrogenesis Imperfecta"- Extent and Characteristic in NICU in Israel.

Bnai Zion Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Iatrogenesis in NICU

Treatments: Behavioral: Increasing awareness .; Behavioral: Increasing the level of awareness to Iatrogenesis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00264563

80/05

Details and patient eligibility

About

Iatrogenesis is inevitable in the NICUs.

Full description

In the first 3 months of the study we will document Iatrogenic events in 3 NICUs in Israel without informing the medical and nursing staff. In the second 3 months of the study we will try to draw the attention of the medical and nursing staff that we are documenting iatogenesis, and we will assess wether this intervention will decrease the events of Iatrogenesis.

Enrollment: 750 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 6 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:All infants in NICU -

Exclusion Criteria:None

Trial design

750 participants in 1 patient group

Behavioral

Description:

The intervention is basically by letting the care givers to be aware that there is active recording of iatrogenesis

Treatment:

Behavioral: Increasing the level of awareness to Iatrogenesis

Behavioral: Increasing awareness .