Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Estimation of the maximum potential cost saving from reducing serious adverse events in hospitalized patients
An erratum to this article was published (Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, Feb 2026 ↗)
Authors' conclusion
Reductions in serious adverse events are associated with decreased healthcare costs due to reduced length of stay and avoided readmissions.
Study context
- Population
- Adult in-hospital patients, Danish national registries
- Exposure
- Exposed vs not exposed to serious adverse events during admission
- Outcome
- Difference in LOS and probability of readmission; maximum potential cost savings
Methodological detailscoarsened exact matching, Danish national registries
- Coarsened exact matching
- Danish national registries
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Each group vs not exposedHigher odds of readmissions (95% CI)
Exposed
14%(11%–17%)
- Exposed
- additional hospital bed days 2.4 days (95% CI 2.4–2.5)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Maximum potential savings per patient avoiding a serious adverse event (base case scenario)
EUR
- Reduced LOS
- 2040
- Avoided readmissions
- 43
Original publication
Estimation of the maximum potential cost saving from reducing serious adverse events in hospitalized patients. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 25 September 2024. doi:10.
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