MULTICENTER EVALUATION OF CHARGES, LENGTH OF STAY AND MORTALITY DURING HOSPITALIZATION AFTER PEDIATRIC OPEN-HEART SURGERY ATTRIBUTABLE TO ADVERSE PATIENT-CARE EVENTS

We sought to determine charges, lengths of stay (LOS) and mortality attributable to adverse patient-care events (APC) during hospitalization after pediatric open-heart surgery. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality pediatric-specific quality indicators (PQI: 8 events) were used to identify