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dc.contributor.authorFlaatten, Hansen_US
dc.contributor.authorBrattebø, Guttormen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlme, Bjørn Arilden_US
dc.contributor.authorBerge, Kjerstien_US
dc.contributor.authorRosland, Jan Henriken_US
dc.contributor.authorViste, Asgauten_US
dc.contributor.authorBertelsen, Bjørnen_US
dc.contributor.authorHarthug, Stigen_US
dc.contributor.authorAardal, Sidselen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-13T12:33:41Z
dc.date.available2018-08-13T12:33:41Z
dc.date.issued2017-07-06
dc.PublishedFlaatten H, Brattebø G, Alme BA, Berge, Rosland JH, Viste A, Bertelsen BI, Harthug S, Aardal S. Adverse events and in-hospital mortality: An analysis of all deaths in a Norwegian health trust during 2011. BMC Health Services Research. 2017;17:465eng
dc.identifier.issn1472-6963
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/18045
dc.description.abstractBackground: The estimated number of in-hospitals deaths due to adverse events is often different when using data from deceased patients compared with that of a population experiencing adverse events. Methods: The study was conducted at three hospitals in the Bergen Hospital Trust, including a 950-bed university hospital. The objective was to study the reported deaths and investigate the probable number of deaths caused by adverse events. Information about all patients who died in the hospitals during 2011 was retrieved from the electronic patient data management system and the medical records. All deaths were classified into two groups according to Norwegian law based on whether or not the death was sudden and/or unexpected. The cause of death in the latter group was further classified as being due to either natural or unnatural causes according to national requirements. An expert review panel screened the patient records for information regarding adverse events and possible (≥ 50%) preventability. Age, length of hospital stay, and Charlson Comorbidity Index were also registered. Results: There were 59,605 unique patients admitted in 2011 and 1185 registered deaths (1.98%). The mean and median ages of the deceased were 73,8 and 78 years, respectively, and the median length of stay was 5.6 days (range). Of these deaths, 290 (24.5%) were considered sudden and/or unexpected and 218 were considered to be due to natural causes. Of the 72 unnatural deaths, 16 (1.4%) were classified as preventable or probably preventable. For 18 deaths (%) it was impossible to confirm or rule out preventability. Conclusions: Using this method, we identified a small proportion of hospital deaths that could be classified as unnatural. Furthermore, there was a ≥ 50% chance or more that 34 deaths (2.9%) were due to causes that could have been prevented.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherBioMed Centraleng
dc.rightsAttribution CC BYeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0eng
dc.subjectAdverse eventseng
dc.subjectHospitaleng
dc.subjectDeatheng
dc.titleAdverse events and in-hospital mortality: An analysis of all deaths in a Norwegian health trust during 2011en_US
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.date.updated2018-03-06T10:29:35Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2017 The Author(s)
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2417-7
dc.identifier.cristin1497360
dc.source.journalBMC Health Services Research


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