Adverse outcomes in Belgian acute hospitals: retrospective analysis of the national hospital discharge dataset

Objective. The prevalence and variability of adverse outcome rates in Belgian acute hospitals is examined by using the national hospital discharge database. Design, setting, and participants. Retrospective analysis based on administrative data of all Belgian acute hospitals, covering the full medical ( n = 1 024 743) and surgical ( n = 633 027) in-patients population for the year 2000. Main outcome measures. For 11 adverse outcomes and failure-to-rescue, the rates and variability among hospitals were studied. The all patient refined diagnostic-related groups (APR-DRG) method was used for risk... Mehr ...