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.

Related terms 

• Prehospital Health Status Risk Factors
• Prehospital Sociodemographic Risk Factors
• Risk Factors

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)