Medical adverse events during patient’s hospitalization at training Hospitals in Kerman

Direct medical costs of adverse events in Dutch hospitals

BACKGROUND Up to now, costs attributable to adverse events (AEs) and preventable AEs in the Netherlands were unknown. We assessed the total direct medical costs associated with AEs and preventable AEs in Dutch hospitals to gain insight in opportunities for cost savings. METHODS Trained nurses and physicians retrospectively reviewed 7,926 patient records in 21 hospitals. Additional patient inf...

Medical adverse events in elderly hospitalized patients: A prospective study

OBJECTIVES To determine the frequency of medical adverse events in elderly patients admitted to an acute care geriatric unit, the predictive factors of occurrence, and the correlation between adverse events and hospital mortality rates. METHODS This prospective study included 171 admissions of patients aged 60 years and older in the acute care geriatric unit in a teaching hospital in Brazil b...

ADVERSE EVENTS Surveillance Systems for Adverse Events and Medical Errors

Hypoglycemia Associated With Hospitalization and Adverse Events in Older People

OBJECTIVE Little is known about the prognostic impact of hypoglycemia associated with hospitalization. We hypothesized that hospitalized hypoglycemia would be associated with increased long-term morbidity and mortality, irrespective of diabetes status. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We undertook a cohort study using linked administrative health care and laboratory databases in Alberta, Canada. F...

Detecting adverse events in Thai hospitals using medical record reviews: agreement among reviewers.

BACKGROUND Attention to the problem of adverse events increases worldwide. The present study aimed to evaluate inter-rater reliability of medical record reviews of adverse events in the Thai context. MATERIAL AND METHOD A total of 279 inpatient records were reviewed by 23 clinical auditors. Each record was examined independently by 3 auditors using a standardised review form. Agreements on th...

Which Adverse Events Are Related to Health Care during Hospitalization in Elderly Inpatients?

BACKGROUND Adverse events result in longer hospital stays and increase costs and mortality. We aimed to assess incidence of adverse events occurring during hospitalization in a post-emergency unit and to describe their characteristics. METHODS All adverse events occurring in patients during their hospitalization in a post-emergency unit in a French university hospital (20 beds) were systemati...