Table 1.

List of the 21 Adverse Event Measures

Adverse Event Measures for Which Patients Were at Risk During Hospitalizations
Adverse events associated with digoxin
Adverse events associated with hypoglycemic agents
Adverse events associated with heparin
Adverse events associated with low‐molecular‐weight heparin and factor Xa inhibitors
Adverse events associated with warfarin
Hospital‐acquired pressure ulcers
Inpatient falls
Central line‐associated blood stream infections
Postoperative pneumonia
Hospital‐acquired antibiotic‐associated Clostridium difficile
Catheter‐associated urinary tract infections
Hospital‐acquired methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Hospital‐acquired vancomycin‐resistant Enterococcus
Ventilator‐associated pneumonia
Adverse events associated with hip joint replacement
Adverse events associated with knee joint replacement
Mechanical complications associated with central lines
Postoperative venous thromboembolic events
Postoperative cardiac events (cardiac and noncardiac surgeries)
Adverse events associated with femoral artery puncture for catheter angiographic procedures
Contrast nephropathy associated with catheter angiography