Impact of patient safety on hospital prognosis: Association between adverse events and in-hospital mortalit.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adverse events (AEs) involve a safety problem and compromise the quality of care, but evidence on how they affect the prognosis of patients is limited.

Objective

In this study, the relationship between the presence of AEs and in-hospital mortality among patients is analysed, and their characteristics are compared.

Material and methods

An observational study with a cross-sectional design was conducted in 32 hospitals of varying complexity in the Community of Madrid. The clinical history of 9,111 patients was analysed. Patients who were in the emergency room and those admitted to psychiatric units or centres were excluded. All hospitalisations were reviewed using the Harvard Medical Practice Study methodology for the detection and characterisation of AEs. T

SUBMITTER: Roncal-Redin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12828386 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature