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In the July 28 issue of Health Services Research, the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reported that a recently completed study indicates that employers pay out $1.47 billion each year to cover costs for surgical patients incurred from preventable medical errors. The report analyzed data from a nationwide sample of more than 161,00 adult patients who underwent surgery in 2001 and 2002 and were insured by plans provided through their places of employment.<\/p>\n

The study focused on 14 preventable errors which included acute respiratory failure, technical problems, infections, pulmonary and vascular problems, metabolic problems, wound problems, and nursing events.<\/p>\n

The results revealed that respiratory failure and infections were the most costly. Insurers paid $28,218 and $19,480 extra for surgical patients who experienced these problems as opposed to similar patients who did not. Other costs included $12,196 for nursing events, $11,797 for metabolic events, $7,838 for pulmonary and vascular events and $1,426 for wound problems.<\/p>\n

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