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The Quality in Australian Health Care Study.

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Wilson, RM; Runciman, WB; Gibberd, RW; Harrison, BT; Newby, L; Hamilton, JD
Published in: Med J Aust
November 6, 1995

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.

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Med J Aust

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0025-729X

Publication Date

November 6, 1995

Volume

163

Issue

9

Start / End Page

458 / 471

Location

Australia

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality of Health Care
  • Patient Admission
  • Odds Ratio
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Length of Stay
  • Iatrogenic Disease
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization
  • Hospital Records
 

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Wilson, R. M., Runciman, W. B., Gibberd, R. W., Harrison, B. T., Newby, L., & Hamilton, J. D. (1995). The Quality in Australian Health Care Study. Med J Aust, 163(9), 458–471. https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1995.tb124691.x
Wilson, R. M., W. B. Runciman, R. W. Gibberd, B. T. Harrison, L. Newby, and J. D. Hamilton. “The Quality in Australian Health Care Study.Med J Aust 163, no. 9 (November 6, 1995): 458–71. https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1995.tb124691.x.
Wilson RM, Runciman WB, Gibberd RW, Harrison BT, Newby L, Hamilton JD. The Quality in Australian Health Care Study. Med J Aust. 1995 Nov 6;163(9):458–71.
Wilson, R. M., et al. “The Quality in Australian Health Care Study.Med J Aust, vol. 163, no. 9, Nov. 1995, pp. 458–71. Pubmed, doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1995.tb124691.x.
Wilson RM, Runciman WB, Gibberd RW, Harrison BT, Newby L, Hamilton JD. The Quality in Australian Health Care Study. Med J Aust. 1995 Nov 6;163(9):458–471.

Published In

Med J Aust

DOI

ISSN

0025-729X

Publication Date

November 6, 1995

Volume

163

Issue

9

Start / End Page

458 / 471

Location

Australia

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality of Health Care
  • Patient Admission
  • Odds Ratio
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Length of Stay
  • Iatrogenic Disease
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization
  • Hospital Records