International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
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Int J Qual Health Care · Dec 2009
Impact and preventability of adverse events in Spanish public hospitals: results of the Spanish National Study of Adverse Events (ENEAS).
To determine the impact and preventability of adverse events (AEs) associated with health care in Spanish hospitals. ⋯ In Spanish hospitals, AEs associated with health care cause distress, disability, death, lengthen hospital stay and cause increased consumption of health-care resources. A relatively high percentage of AEs in Spain may be preventable with improvements in medical care.
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Int J Qual Health Care · Dec 2009
Risk stratification for predicting 30-day mortality of intracerebral hemorrhage.
The aim of this study was to develop a grading scale for predicting the 30-day mortality of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) using initial evaluation data. ⋯ The sICH score showed best discrimination among tested models. Also, it was easier for physicians without special training in neurology or radiology to use this scale. With statistical power and ease of use, the sICH score is a very suitable model for risk stratification of spontaneous ICH.