Adverse events in critical care: Search and active detection through the Trigger Tool

Table 1 Triggers

Trigger	n	%
Skin defects or lacerations	36	14.75
Excitation or drowsiness of the patient	34	13.93
Unscheduled withdrawal of surgical catheter, probes, drains or other devices	34	13.93
Hypotension	33	13.52
Initiation of antibiotics after 48 h of admission	28	11.48
Abrupt fall in hemoglobin or hematocrit by more than 25%	24	9.84
Hypoglycemia	19	7.79
Pneumonia	9	3.69
Reintubation in less than 48 h	6	2.46
Unscheduled surgical reintervention	5	2.05
Chest tube insertion during ICU hospitalization	4	1.64
Initiation of dialysis during ICU hospitalization	4	1.64
Accidental extubation	3	1.23
Adverse drug reaction events	3	1.23
Cardiac arrest	1	0.41
Protamine use	1	0.41
Total	244	100.00

ICU: Intensive care unit.