Table 3:

System impact during episodes of care associated with hospital harm during fiscal year 2015/16*

PCE categoryNo. of cases of harmIncremental acute daysIncremental duration of first PCEIncremental cost of first PCE, 2017 Can$
Days per patientTotal daysDays per patientTotal daysCost per patientTotal cost
Pregnancy45240.3817000.3214688003 617 540
Trauma617517.27106 64530.21186 55347 824295 313 077
Mental health22924.23554927.23623518 0144 125 135
Cancer428411.5049 24716.7271 61827 351117 169 842
Renal42511.39484215.57661926 31111 182 128
Planned surgical60806.8941 87513.6482 94123 031140 027 325
Planned medical18315.55284526.29481133 3576 104 265
Unplanned surgical523715.8082 75025.14131 67951 067267 439 974
Unplanned medical886712.66112 24419.14169 72227 445243 351 091
Total36 00411.32407 69618.38661 64630 2281 088 330 376
  • Note: PCE = person-centred episodes of care.

  • * Incremental outcomes are adjusted by all the covariates of interest.