Validity of the clinical and administrative databases in detecting post-operative adverse events.

Objective: Patient safety has become a major public health concern and a priority for multiple institutions. Assessment of the adverse events is a key element for measuring the quality of healthcare organizations. The aim of this study was to measure the validity of the clinical and administrative database (CADB) as a source of information for the detection of post-operative adverse events.

Usefulness of administrative databases for risk adjustment of adverse events in surgical patients.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of clinical-administrative databases for the development of risk adjustment in the assessment of adverse events in surgical patients.

Methods: The study was conducted at the Hospital of Navarra, a tertiary teaching hospital in northern Spain. We studied 1602 hospitalizations of surgical patients from 2008 to 2010.