Max Rady College of Medicine
Term: Hospital Risk Factors
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2007-09-26
Definition:
One of three categories of risk factors related specifically to the hospital / treatment factors that may impact discharge outcomes for long stay patients. The risk factors include: type of patient (medical or surgical), type of unit (geriatric, non-geriatric), dialysis treatment, PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) tube insertion, rehabilitation therapy, comorbidity/complexity index, occurrence of in-hospital fall, length of stay, hospital of stay, and year of discharge.
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References
- Kozyrskyj A, Black C, Dunn E, Steinbach C, Chateau D. Discharge Outcomes for Long-Stay Patients in Winnipeg Acute Care Hospitals. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2003. [Report] [Summary] (View)
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