Adverse events in older patients admitted to acute care: A preliminary cost description

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Résumé

The financial costs associated with Adverse Events (AEs) for older patients (=65 years) in Canadian hospitals are unknown. The objective of this paper is to describe and compare costs between patients who experienced an AE and those who did not during an acute hospital admission to a tertiary care facility. Patients with an AE had twice the hospital length of stay (20.2 versus 9.8 days, p < 0.00001), resulting in 1,400 extra days at a cost of approximately $7,500/patient.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Pages (de-à)32-36
Nombre de pages5
JournalHealthcare Management Forum
Volume22
Numéro de publication3
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - 2009

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Funding Information:
Financial support for doctoral studies (SAS) was received from the CIHR Strategic Training Fellowship Program (Trans-disciplinary Understanding and Training on Research-Primary Health Care, TUTOR-PHC) and from the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation. The authors gratefully acknowledge the contribution of Chris Skedgel and Dr. Pat Croskerry.

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  • Health Policy

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