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dc.contributor.authorHaukland, Ellinor Christin
dc.contributor.authorvon Plessen, Christian
dc.contributor.authorNieder, Carsten
dc.contributor.authorVonen, Barthold
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-01T07:43:42Z
dc.date.available2018-08-01T07:43:42Z
dc.date.issued2017-04-05
dc.description.abstract<p><i>Background</i>: Patients with cancer are often treated by many healthcare providers, receive complex and potentially toxic treatments that can increase the risk for iatrogenic harm. The aim of this study is to investigate whether hospitalised cancer patients are at higher risk of adverse events (AEs) compared to a general hospital population.</p> <p><i>Material and methods</i>: A total of 6720 patient records were retrospectively reviewed comparing AEs in hospitalised cancer patients to a general hospital population in Norway, using the IHI Global Trigger Tool method.</p> <p><i>Results</i>: 24.2 percent of admissions for cancer patients had an AE compared to 17.4% of admissions of other patients (p < .001, rr 1.39, 95% CI 1.19–1.62). However, cancer patients did not have a higher rate of AEs per 1000 patient days compared to other patients, 37.1 vs. 36.0 (p = .65, rr 0.94, 95% CI 0.90–1.18). No particular cancer category is at higher risk. The rate of AEs increases by 1.05 times for each day spent in hospital. For every year increase in age, the risk for AEs increases by 1.3%. Cancer patients more often have hospital-acquired infections, other surgical complications and AEs related to medications.</p> <p><i>Conclusions</i>: Because of higher age, longer length of stay and surgical treatment, hospitalised cancer patients experience AEs more often than other patients.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Northern Norway Regional Health Authorityen_US
dc.identifier.citationHaukland, E.C., von Plessen, C., Nieder, C. & Vonen, B. (2017). Adverse events in hospitalised cancer patients: a comparison to a general hospital population. Acta Oncologica, 56(9), 1218-1223. https://doi.org/10.1080/0284186X.2017.1309063en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1510844
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/0284186X.2017.1309063
dc.identifier.issn0284-186X
dc.identifier.issn1651-226X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/13320
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofHaukland, E.C. (2020). Adverse events as a measure of patient safety in cancer care. (Doctoral thesis). <a href=https://hdl.handle.net/10037/18677>https://hdl.handle.net/10037/18677</a>.
dc.relation.journalActa Oncologica
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Onkologi: 762en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Oncology: 762en_US
dc.titleAdverse events in hospitalised cancer patients: a comparison to a general hospital populationen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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