Protecting Yourself from Hospital Complications
People are born, mended, and consoled in hospitals, hopefully without incident and undue harm. Doing no harm is the ethical guiding principle of doctors, nurses and hospitals. It is what we, as patients and consumers of healthcare, hope for the moment we walk through the hospital door.
But not all hospitals are created equal and on occasion complications arise – in both good and inadequate medical facilities.
What Is a Hospital Complication?
A hospital complication is any condition that arises while you are in the hospital that is unlikely to be related to your condition when you were first admitted. Complications often prolong your stay or cause you to be readmitted to the hospital. One measure used as a marker to evaluate hospital effectiveness is to compare complication rates among hospitals side by side. In this way, you can determine if one hospital has more or less complications than another hospital for a specific procedure or surgery.
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