The incidence and cost of cardiac surgery adverse events in Australian (Victorian) hospitals 2003-2004

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 339-346

  Ehsani, Jonathon Pouya ^a   Duckett, Stephen J ^b   Jackson, Terri ^a,c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Reform and Development Division   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Costs; Health economics; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUDGET; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HEART DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUSTRALIA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 35748984935     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-006-0036-z     Document Type: Article

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