Abstract:

Patient safety has received growing attention worldwide sin last decade or two in clinical research. Identification and immediate reporting of an Adverse Event (AE) has always been one of the key parameters to assess and observer patient’s safety in clinical research. Compromise to the patient safety was evident as critical violation of the International Harmonization Conference (ICH) - Good Clinical Practice (GCP) requirements of clinical research.

This review was written after comprehensive and critical assessment of the research conducted by G. Ross Baker et.al. This review provided a synthesis of key principles of identification of AEs and determination of their preventability. It examined detail article structure considering the sample size, research population and relevance to the research topic. The review further critiqued on the article authority and creditability of the journal to authenticate the research. This review also commented on the other relevant advance researches conducted in the area of AEs within clinical research as a detail comparison.

It was concluded in this review that research conducted by G. Ross Baker et.al was critical in terms of improving attention towards patient safety in clinical research and community services.

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