We examined computerized hospital discharge ab stract data from 372,680 major surgery
patients admit ted to 404 California acute care hospitals in 1988 to identify potential …

California and Maryland hospital data are used to estimate the incremental cost associated
with 64 categories of hospital acquired complications. The reason for admission, severity of …

Background. The purpose was to assess the current variation in complication rates and
evaluate the association between specific types of complications and in-hospital mortality …

This article estimates excess costs associated with postoperative complications among
inpatients treated in Veterans Health Administration (VA) hospitals. The authors conducted …

BACKGROUND: Postoperative complications are a significant source of morbidity and
mortality. There are limited studies, however, assessing the impact of common postoperative …

Objective. The use of administrative data to identify inpatient complications is technically
feasible and inexpensive but unproven as a quality measure. Our objective was to validate …

BACKGROUND: Surgical complications contribute substantially to costs. Most important,
surgical complications contribute to morbidity and mortality, and some may be preventable …

Objective. To estimate the effect of medical errors on medical expenditures, death,
readmissions, and outpatient care within 90 days after surgery. Data Sources. 2001–2002 …

The Complications Screening Program (CSP) is a method using standard hospital discharge
abstract data to identify 27 potentially preventable in-hospital complications, such as post …

Hypothesis Complications are common in hospitalized surgical patients. Provider error
contributes to a significant proportion of these complications. Design Surgical patients were …