TY - JOUR AU - Vlayen, Annemie AU - Marquet, Kristel AU - Schrooten, Ward AU - Vleugels, Arthur AU - Hellings, Johan AU - De Troy, Elke AU - Weekers, Frank AU - Claes, Neree PY - 2012 DA - 2012/08/29 TI - Design of a medical record review study on the incidence and preventability of adverse events requiring a higher level of care in Belgian hospitals JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 468 VL - 5 IS - 1 AB - Adverse events are unintended patient injuries that arise from healthcare management resulting in disability, prolonged hospital stay or death. Adverse events that require intensive care admission imply a considerable financial burden to the healthcare system. The epidemiology of adverse events in Belgian hospitals has never been assessed systematically. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-468 DO - 10.1186/1756-0500-5-468 ID - Vlayen2012 ER -