New Health and Medicine Research Reported from Ming Chuan University (Effect of Postoperative Adverse Events on Hospitalization Expenditures and Length of Stay Among Surgery Patients in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Case-Control Study)

NewsRx Women’s Health Daily

2021 FEB 24 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Women’s Health Daily -- Fresh data on health and medicine are presented in a new report. According to news originating from Taipei, Taiwan, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, “The current study sought to determine the incidence of postoperative adverse events (AEs) based on data from the 2006 Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). This retrospective case-control study included patients who experienced postoperative AEs in 387 hospitals throughout Taiwan in 2006.”

The news editors obtained a quote from the research from Ming Chuan University: “The independent variable was the presence or absence of 10 possible postoperative AEs, as identified by patient safety indicators (PSIs). A total of 17,517 postoperative AEs were identified during the study year. PSI incidence ranged from 0.1/1,000 admissions (obstetric trauma-cesarean section) to 132.6/1,000 admissions (obstetric trauma with instrument). Length of stay (LOS) associated with postoperative AEs ranged from 0.10 days (obstetric trauma with instrument) to 14.06 days (postoperative respiratory failure). Total hospitalization expenditures (THEs) ranged from 363.7 New Taiwan Dollars (obstetric trauma without instrument) to 263,732 NTD (postoperative respiratory failure). Compared to patients without AEs, we determined that the THEs were 2.13 times in cases of postoperative AE and LOS was 1.72 times higher.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “AEs that occur during hospitalization have a major impact on THEs and LOS.”

For more information on this research see: Effect of Postoperative Adverse Events on Hospitalization Expenditures and Length of Stay Among Surgery Patients in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Case-Control Study. Frontiers in Medicine, 2021,8. (Frontiers in Medicine - http://www.frontiersin.org/medicine). The publisher for Frontiers in Medicine is Frontiers Media S.A.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.599843.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Chih-Chieh Yang, Department of Business Administration, Ming Chuan University, Taipei, Taiwan. Additional authors for this research include Yi-Fei Chuang, Pei-En Chen, Ping Tao, Tao-Hsin Tung, Ching-Wen Chien.