The incidence of adverse events in an Italian acute care hospital: Findings of a two-stage method in a retrospective cohort study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Sommella, Lorenzo ^a   De Waure, Chiara ^b   Ferriero, Anna Maria ^b   Biasco, Amalia ^b   Mainelli, Maria Teresa ^a   Pinnarelli, Luigi ^a   Ricciardi, Walter ^b   Damiani, Gianfranco ^b  

^a SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Charlson index; Clinical risk; Comorbidity; Hospital; Ordinary admission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908540582     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-358     Document Type: Article

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