{
  "abstract": "Variability and persistent gaps in reporting have been consistently observed across studies evaluating adverse events in healthcare, dating back to the early days of the patient safety movement. Incomplete descriptions—particularly missing details regarding study design, conduct, methodologies and applied definitions—impede interpretation, hinder critical appraisal and limit reproducibility. These deficiencies not only obstruct a shared understanding of findings but also diminish the overall impact such studies may have on patient safety initiatives and policy development.To address these challenges and enhance the quality of reporting, we developed the SESAME (Standard Elements in Studies of Adverse Events and Medical Error) reporting guideline. SESAME is a 44-item checklist designed to support comprehensive and standardised reporting in studies evaluating potential patient harm. The guideline was developed over a 2-year period by an international, multidisciplinary panel through a consensus-driven process aligned with Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of Health Research Network standards.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Richard T Griffey"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden",
        "Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Maria Unbeck"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA"
      ],
      "name": "David C Stockwell"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Clinical Quality and Safety, AdventHealth, Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Lee M Adler"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Rachel Ancona"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Infectious Diseases, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA",
        "PascalMetrics, Washington, DC, District of Columbia, USA"
      ],
      "name": "David Classen"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Ryan M Schneider"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Departmental Faculty of Medicine, UniCamillus, Rome, Lazio, Italy"
      ],
      "name": "Anne Wilhelmina Saskia Rutjes"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Christopher R Carpenter"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [],
      "name": "The SESAME Development Team"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Standard Elements in Studies of Adverse Events and Medical Error: the SESAME statement",
  "uid": "ea3fcb4b-b430-5794-8136-ce8712738beb"
}