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Original research

• Patterns in the recording of vital signs and early warning scores: compliance with a clinical escalation protocol (19 April, 2013) Free

  Chris Hands, Eleanor Reid, Paul Meredith, Gary B Smith, David R Prytherch, Paul E Schmidt, Peter I Featherstone
• Speaking the same language? International variations in the safety information accompanying top-selling prescription drugs (25 April, 2013)

  Aaron S Kesselheim, Jessica M Franklin, Jerry Avorn, Jon D Duke
• An observational study of nurse staffing ratios and hospital readmission among children admitted for common conditions (7 May, 2013)

  Heather L Tubbs-Cooley, Jeannie P Cimiotti, Jeffrey H Silber, Douglas M Sloane, Linda H Aiken
• The Patient-Reported Incident in Hospital Instrument (PRIH-I): assessments of data quality, test–retest reliability and hospital-level reliability (14 May, 2013)

  Oyvind Bjertnaes, Kjersti Eeg Skudal, Hilde Hestad Iversen, Anne Karin Lindahl
• A Dutch regional trauma registry: quality check of the registered data (14 May, 2013)

  D C Olthof, J S K Luitse, F M J de Groot, J C Goslings
• Anastomotic leakage as an outcome measure for quality of colorectal cancer surgery (17 May, 2013)

  H S Snijders, D Henneman, N L van Leersum, M ten Berge, M Fiocco, T M Karsten, K Havenga, T Wiggers, J W Dekker, R A E M Tollenaar, M W J M Wouters
• The Housestaff Incentive Program: improving the timeliness and quality of discharge summaries by engaging residents in quality improvement (23 May, 2013)

  Kara Bischoff, Aparna Goel, Harry Hollander, Sumant R Ranji, Michelle Mourad