Is it enough to set national patient safety goals?
The self-report questionnaire combined with an onsite audit appears to be a promising approach for measuring scores on achievements of the national patient safety goals. The Department of Health could conduct this program annually to evaluate the progress and propose coping strategies.
Patients of the AA-308 TNFalpha genotype showed significantly higher TNFalpha plasma levels. Higher plasma levels of TNFalpha were associated with less favorable outcome after coronary revascularization surgery. It may prove useful to utilize TNFalpha serum levels as a marker for identifying high-risk patients in the future.