Failure to adequately communicate a laboratory critical value (CV) is a potential cause of adverse events.
Breakdowns have been identified as the leading cause of adverse events in healthcare, especially in the Operating Room environment.
Maternal infection is a cause of adverse developmental outcomes including embryonic resorption, intrauterine fetal death, and preterm labor.
Bacterial meningitis has long been a severe infectious disease in neonates, as well as a leading cause of adverse outcomes.
Our over-arching hypothesis is that mycotoxin exposure (i.e. aflatoxins, fumonisins or deoxy-nevalenol) is an important cause of adverse birth outcomes globally.
Active and passive exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy is the most serious and preventable cause of adverse maternal, fetal, and infant outcomes in France.
We sought to determine the cause of adverse perinatal outcome in fetal growth restriction (FGR) where umbilical artery (UA) Doppler was normal, as identified from the Prospective Observational Trial to Optimize Pediatric Health (PORTO).
When analyzing the root cause of adverse events, team communication has been a frequent theme [3, 4].
Many chemicals found in drinking water sources may be the cause of adverse human health effects, affect the acceptability of water and lower the effectiveness of water treatment.
Qualitative results concur with findings from a quantitative assessment of ambient SO2 exposure using diffusion tubes: the current level of SO2 degassing far exceeds international guideline values, making it a likely cause of adverse health effects for the general population.
Literature in strategic management identifies managerial hubris as a major cause of adverse firm performance, especially in explaining the failure of major strategic moves, such as mergers and acquisitions, or decreases in firm profitability (Roll 1986; Jiang et al. 2011).
