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| Publications [#140851] of John D Hamilton
Papers Published
- RM Wilson, WB Runciman, RW Gibberd, BT Harrison, L Newby, JD Hamilton, The Quality in Australian Health Care Study.,
The Medical journal of Australia, AUSTRALIA, vol. 163 no. 9
(November, 1995),
pp. 458-71, ISSN 0025-729X
(last updated on 2007/12/26)
Abstract:
A review of the medical records of over 14,000 admissions to 28 hospitals in New South Wales and South Australia revealed that 16.6% of these admissions were associated with an "adverse event", which resulted in disability or a longer hospital stay for the patient and was caused by health care management; 51% of the adverse events were considered preventable. In 77.1% the disability had resolved within 12 months, but in 13.7% the disability was permanent and in 4.9% the patient died.
Keywords:
Adolescent • Adult • Aged • Australia • Cross Infection • Female • Hospital Records • Hospitalization • Humans • Iatrogenic Disease • Length of Stay • Male • Middle Aged • Odds Ratio • Patient Admission • Quality of Health Care • epidemiology • epidemiology* • statistics & numerical data*
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