The influence of adverse events on inpatient outcomes in a tertiary hospital using a diagnosis-related group database.

ABSTRACT: Adverse events (AEs) are a significant concern for healthcare systems. However, it is difficult to evaluate their influence because of the complexity of various medical services. This study aimed to assess the influence of AEs on the outcomes of hospitalized patients using a diagnosis-related group (DRG) database. We conducted a case-control study of hospitalized patients at a multi-district tertiary hospital with 2200 beds in China, using data from a DRG database. An AE refers to an unintended physical injury caused or contributed to by medical care that requires additional hospitalization, monitoring, treatment, or even death. Relative weight (RW), a specific indicator of DRG, was used to measure the difficulty of diagnosis and treatment, disease severity, and medical resources utilized.

SUBMITTER: Fan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11300589 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature