Length of stay is defined as the time between admission and discharge of a patient in a hospital and is expected to decrease. From: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 2019 About this pageSet alert Discover other topics On this page Definition Chapters and Articles Related Terms Recommended Publ...
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Length of stay (LoS) has been extensively researched across the healthcare continuum, including long-term care homes, as a meaningful outcome measure and a potential target for quality improvement activities and programs. Length of stay can be measured in days, months, years, or any other unit ...
Retrospective case note review of all burn patients requiring admission to the burns intensive treatment unit (ITU), in a United Kingdom regional burns service, between January 2003 and December 2011, identified using the computerised database of the burn centre. Definition of levels of care Accord...
Use of Length of stay in a Clause See All Length of stay clauses Open Split View ShareCite Length of stay means the total number of calendar days of an inpatient stay beginning with the date of admission through discharge, but not including the date of discharge (including the date of a...
In the field of hospital management research,the definition and standard of average length of stay haven't reached a definitive conclusion yet.Based on the review of studies published in China,the paper provides personal perspectives on the definition and standard of average length of stay as refer...
The problem of correct inpatient scheduling is extremely significant for healthcare management. Extended length of stay can have negative effects on the supply of healthcare treatments, reducing patient accessibility and creating missed opportunities to increase hospital revenues by means of other treatments...
ContextAlthough medical injuries are recognized as a major hazard in the health care system, little is known about their impact.ObjectiveTo assess excess
The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) IV model can predict the intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) in critically ill patients. Thus, this study aimed to validate the performance of the APACHE IV score in predicting ICU LOS among patients with sepsis. This ret...
The influx of hospital patients has become common in recent years. Hospital management departments need to redeploy healthcare resources to meet the massive medical needs of patients. In this process, the hospital length of stay (LOS) of different patients is a crucial reference to the management...