From: Excess length of stay and economic consequences of adverse events in Dutch hospital patients
AE | |||||
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N (%) | Excess LOS | Costs | |||
Days | SE | € | SE | ||
AE (ref = no AE) | 325 | 5.03*** | 0.62 | 2536*** | 192 |
Age | −0.003 | 0.01 | −3 | 6 | |
Sex (ref = men) | 1555 (52) | 0.26 | 0.38 | 163 | 200 |
Urgent admission (reference = no) | 2073 (70) | −0.70 | 0.49 | −537* | 262 |
Surgery specialty (ref = non-surgery) | 976 (33) | −0.67 | 0.48 | −385 | 253 |
Type of AE (ref = cardiovascular system) | |||||
Respiratory system | 34 | 0.18 | 2.55 | 225 | 1355 |
Renal system | 29 | −0.14 | 2.64 | −78 | 1401 |
Haematological system | 20 | 2.27 | 2.89 | 1494 | 1536 |
Gastrointestinal event | 30 | −1.15 | 2.58 | −706 | 1370 |
Neurological system | 18 | −3.32 | 2.94 | −1653 | 1563 |
Hospital-acquired infection | 79 | 4.70* | 2.08 | 2337* | 1104 |
Surgical or obstetric event | 76 | 2.04 | 2.09 | 956 | 1112 |
Other type of AE | 23 | 4.71 | 2.74 | 2415 | 1457 |
Diagnostic groups (ref = infection diseases) | |||||
Neoplasm | 515 (17) | 0.71 | 1.12 | 317 | 594 |
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases | 57 (2) | −0.18 | 1.70 | −205 | 902 |
Cardiovascular diseases | 759 (26) | −1.06 | 1.09 | −595 | 577 |
Respiratory system | 309 (10) | 0.10 | 1.17 | 56 | 622 |
Digestive system | 276 (9) | 1.29 | 1.20 | 781 | 637 |
Genitourinary system | 147 (5) | −0.45 | 1.34 | −311 | 710 |
Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions | 152 (5) | 0.29 | 1.31 | 156 | 698 |
Injury and poisoning | 266 (9) | 0.14 | 1.22 | 141 | 648 |
All other codes | 494 (17) | −0.09 | 1.17 | −112 | 623 |
ICCa hospital level (%) | 5.0 % | 0.01 % |