What makes hospitalized patients more vulnerable and increases their risk of experiencing an adverse event?

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 705-712

  Aranaz Andres J M ^a,b   Limo R ^a,b   Mira, J J ^b   Aibar, C ^c,d   Gea, M T ^a,b   Agra, Y ^e  

^a Preventive Medicine   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e Ministry of Health and Social Policy   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Medical errors; Patient safety; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DECUBITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEOPLASM; NEUTROPENIA; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; TRACHEOSTOMY; URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SPAIN;

EID: 81255190661     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzr059     Document Type: Article

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