Table 2:

Impact of hospital harm on incremental length of hospital stay, incremental duration of first person-centred episode of care and incremental costs of first person-centred episode of care*

PCE categoryLength of hospital stay, d, mean ± SDp valueDuration of first PCE, d, mean ± SDp valueCost of first PCE, 2017 Can$, mean ± SDp value
Hospital harmNo hospital harmIncrementalHospital harmNo hospital harmIncrementalHospital harmNo hospital harmIncremental
Pregnancy3.5 ± 0.33.1 ± 0.30.4 ± 0.3< 0.00135.0 ± 1.634.6 ± 2.00.3 ± 2.0< 0.0016172 ± 8965373 ± 909800 ± 909< 0.001
Trauma25.0 ± 10.27.7 ± 2.917.3 ± 4.9< 0.00182.0 ± 16.351.8 ± 11.630.2 ± 12.5< 0.00170 556 ± 28 06322 732 ± 849647 824 ± 13 732< 0.001
Mental health34.3 ± 12.810.1 ± 4.024.2 ± 4.6< 0.00185.2 ± 23.758.0 ± 43.427.2 ± 42.9< 0.00143 693 ± 16 91325 679 ± 17 50218 014 ± 17 481< 0.001
Cancer18.0 ± 5.76.5 ± 1.111.5 ± 2.3< 0.00162.9 ± 8.546.2 ± 4.516.7 ± 5.2< 0.00148 775 ± 15 08621 424 ± 468627 351 ± 6879< 0.001
Renal19.6 ± 7.98.2 ± 3.011.4 ± 3.8< 0.00168.2 ± 12.652.7 ± 16.815.6 ± 16.4< 0.00149 732 ± 18 45823 421 ± 840626 311 ± 9913< 0.001
Planned surgical10.6 ± 3.03.7 ± 0.56.9 ± 0.9< 0.00151.0 ± 6.537.3 ± 3.713.6 ± 3.9< 0.00135 406 ± 11 03312 375 ± 255123 031 ± 3699< 0.001
Planned medical22.2 ± 7.76.7 ± 1.415.5 ± 2.0< 0.00175.8 ± 11.749.5 ± 11.626.3 ± 11.6< 0.00151 719 ± 16 26418 362 ± 580733 357 ± 6495< 0.001
Unplanned surgical22.4 ± 8.96.6 ± 1.415.8 ± 3.3< 0.00171.3 ± 13.246.2 ± 313.525.1 ± 294.1< 0.00170 232 ± 28 10819 164 ± 23 63651 067 ± 24 216< 0.001
Unplanned medical19.4 ± 8.26.7 ± 1.812.7 ± 2.5< 0.00167.1 ± 17.547.9 ± 88.419.1 ± 86.3< 0.00144 353 ± 19 14616 909 ± 11 94527 445 ± 12 396< 0.001