The British journal of ophthalmology
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Comparative Study
Patient safety in vitreoretinal surgery: quality improvements following a patient safety reporting system.
Vitreoretinal (VR) surgery is complex. Most clinical conditions that VR surgeons manage have a high risk for blindness or severe visual impairment. Reporting of patient safety incidents (PSI) in VR surgery was introduced at the Moorfields Eye Hospital (MEH) in the 1990s. We examine the role of PSI reporting in making VR surgery safer at our institution. ⋯ VR PSI reporting resulted in a change in clinical practice. Longitudinal analysis suggests an accompanying increase in patient safety.