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dc.contributor.authorCarey, K.en
dc.contributor.authorStefos, T.en
dc.contributor.authorShibei, Zhaoen
dc.contributor.authorBorzecki, A. M.en
dc.contributor.authorRosen, A. K.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T19:17:09Z-
dc.date.available2015-11-24T19:17:09Z-
dc.identifier.issn1552-6801-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/21745-
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dc.subjectAdolescenten
dc.subjectAdulten
dc.subjectAgeden
dc.subjectChilden
dc.subjectFemaleen
dc.subjectHospital Costs/*statistics & numerical dataen
dc.subjectHospitals, Veterans/*economics/statistics & numerical dataen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectMaleen
dc.subjectMiddle Ageden
dc.subjectPostoperative Complications/*economicsen
dc.subjectUnited Statesen
dc.subjectUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs/economicsen
dc.subjectYoung Adulten
dc.titleExcess costs attributable to postoperative complicationsen
heal.typejournalArticle-
heal.type.enJournal articleen
heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
heal.identifier.primary10.1177/1077558710396378-
heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21536599-
heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://mcr.sagepub.com/content/68/4/490.full.pdf-
heal.languageen-
heal.accesscampus-
heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικήςel
heal.publicationDate2011-
heal.abstractThis article estimates excess costs associated with postoperative complications among inpatients treated in Veterans Health Administration (VA) hospitals. The authors conducted an observational study on 43,822 hospitalizations involving inpatient surgery in one of 104 VA hospitals during fiscal year 2007. Hospitalization-level cost regression analyses were performed to estimate the excess cost of each of 18 unique postoperative complications. The authors used generalized linear modeling techniques to account for the heavily skewed cost distribution. Costs were measured using an activity-based cost accounting system and complications were assessed based on medical chart review conducted by the VA 'National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. The authors found excess costs associated with postoperative complications ranging from $8,338 for "superficial surgical site infection" to $29,595 for "failure to wean within 24 hours in the presence of respiratory complications." The results obtained suggest that quality improvement efforts aimed at reducing postoperative complications can contribute significantly to lowering of hospital costs.en
heal.journalNameMed Care Res Reven
heal.journalTypepeer-reviewed-
heal.fullTextAvailabilityTRUE-
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