Decrease in Adverse Events per 1000 Hospital Discharges, 2010 to 2019

  1. Acute myocardial infarction: 218 in 2010; 139 in 2019
  2. Heart failure: 168 in 2010; 116 in 2019
  3. Pneumonia: 195 in 2010; 119 in 2019
  4. Major surgical procedures: 204 in 2010: 130 in 2019
Notes: From an article entitled, "Trends in Adverse Event Rates in Hospitalized Patients, 2010-2019," by Noel Eldridge, MS; Yun Wang, PhD; Mark Metersky, MD; et. al. Results of the number of adverse events per 1,000 hospital discharges from a study sample of 190,286 hospital discharges.

Source: JAMA Network, July 12, 2022 - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2794055

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