Governments worldwide are facing growing pressure to increase transparency, as citizens demand greater insight into decision-making processes and public spending. An example is the release of open healthcare data to researchers, as healthcare is one of t
Flow chart of the study population exclusions and matched comparisons Full size image Length of acute care and community hospital stay The LOS (in days) in an acute care setting was collected from The Care Register for Health Care and was calculated from the day of admission to the day of ...
This study aimed to investigate the average length of stay (LOS) and the factors associated with prolonged hospitalizations. Methods A ten-year retrospective chart review of patients admitted to the psychiatric facility of Jimma University Specialized Hospital in southwest Ethiopia was conducted. The ...
The objective of this study was to compare the length of stay and cost for normal weight, overweight, and obese pediatric patients based on body mass index (BMI) on hospital admission. Methods Our study was a retrospective chart review of patients aged 2 through 18 years admitted between May...
Fig. 1. Patient flow chart. The univariate analyses of the primary outcome measure showed no associations with obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, or anxiety-depressive disorder (Table 2). By multivariate analysis, the likelihood of being discharged...
17 Hospital length of stay was examined as a proxy for resource use because data suggest that protocolized sepsis treatment may increase hospital costs.18 Rates for central venous catheter use were examined based on the hypothesis that the sepsis mandate could lead to an increase in invasive ...
Average length of stay in community hospitals, 1994-2014. http://www.aha.org/research/reports/tw/chartbook/2016/chart3-5.pdf. Accessed February 12, 2017. 22. Drye EE, Normand SL, Wang Y, et al. Comparison of hospital risk-standardized mortality rates calculated by using in-hospital and ...
Hospital mortality, LOS and disposition at discharge were collected by chart review after discharge. Co-morbidity was defined as the co-existence of at least 2 separate chronic illnesses [20]. We quantified the burden of co-morbidity by calculating age-adjusted scores on the Charlson Comorbidity ...
Children's Asthma Care measure inclusion criteria are discharge to home, including patients who had spent time in an intensive care unit; length of stay not greater than 120 days; and no enrollment in a clinical trial.13 Data quality is monitored and ensured by the Joint Commission through ...
Methods: A chart review of all veterans referred to hospice during the years 2001 and 2010 was performed and subsequently analyzed. Analyses were performed with SPSS 19.0 for Windows. Results: Referral to hospice increased significantly but the duration of stay did not change in 2010 in compariso...