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Vitamin C Can Shorten the Length of Stay in the ICU: A Meta-Analysis

Nutrients, 2019
A number of controlled trials have previously found that in some contexts, vitamin C can have beneficial effects on blood pressure, infections, bronchoconstriction, atrial fibrillation, and acute kidney injury.
H. Hemilä, E. Chalker
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Calculating hospital length of stay using the Hospital Episode Statistics; a comparison of methodologies

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background Accurate calculation of hospital length of stay (LOS) from the English Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) is important for a wide range of audit and research purposes.
John Busby, Sarah Purdy, William Hollingworth   +2 more
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Association of physiological reserve measures with adverse outcomes following liver transplantation

JGH Open, 2022
Background and Aim The comparative utility of physiological reserve measures in predicting important clinical outcomes following liver transplantation (LT) requires further study. The aim of this work was therefore to compare the utility of physiological
James S Kimber, Richard J Woodman, Sumudu K Narayana, Libby John, Jeyamani Ramachandran, David Schembri, John W C Chen, Kate R Muller, Alan J Wigg   +8 more
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Impact of Healthcare-Associated Infections on Length of Stay: A Study in 68 Hospitals in China

BioMed Research International, 2019
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) not only bring additional medical cost to the patients but also prolong the length of stay (LOS). 2119 HAI case-patients and 2119 matched control-patients were identified in 68 hospitals in 14 primary sampling ...
Huixue Jia, Liuyi Li, Weiguang Li, Tieying Hou, H. Ma, Yun Yang, Anhua Wu, Yunxi Liu, Jianguo Wen, Huai Yang, Xiaoli Luo, Yawei Xing, Wei-hong Zhang, Ying-hong Wu, L. Ding, Weiping Liu, Ling Lin, Ying Li, Meilian Chen   +18 more
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The Sydney triage to admission risk tool (START) to improve patient flow in an emergency department: a model of care implementation pilot study

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2019
Background The Sydney Triage to Admission Risk Tool (START) is a validated clinical analytics tool designed to estimate the probability of in-patient admission based on Emergency Department triage characteristics.
Anja Ebker-White, Kendall J. Bein, Saartje Berendsen Russell, Michael M. Dinh   +3 more
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Factors affecting length of stay in Children Hospital in Southern Iran

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background One of the effective indicators for determining the efficiency and optimal use of hospital resources is the length of stay (LOS). This study aimed to determine the patients’ length of stay and the factors affecting the LOS in the Children’s ...
Tayebeh Baniasadi, Kobra Kahnouji, Nasrin Davaridolatabadi, Saeed Hosseini Teshnizi   +3 more
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Impact of oropharyngeal dysphagia on healthcare cost and length of stay in hospital: a systematic review

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
BackgroundHealthcare systems internationally are under an ever-increasing demand for services that must be delivered in an efficient, effective and affordable manner.
S. Attrill, S. White, Joanne Murray, Sue Hammond, S. Doeltgen   +4 more
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Effect of a machine learning-based severe sepsis prediction algorithm on patient survival and hospital length of stay: a randomised clinical trial

BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 2017
Introduction Several methods have been developed to electronically monitor patients for severe sepsis, but few provide predictive capabilities to enable early intervention; furthermore, no severe sepsis prediction systems have been previously validated ...
David Shimabukuro, C. Barton, M. Feldman, Samson J Mataraso, R. Das   +4 more
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Improving length of stay on a trauma service [PDF]

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2021
BackgroundReducing length of stay (LOS) is a major healthcare initiative. While LOS is closely linked to the diagnosis and procedure in elective surgery, many additional factors influence LOS on a trauma service. We hypothesized that more standardized patient management would lead to decreased LOS.MethodsRetrospective analysis of Trauma Registry data ...
Walter L Biffl, Ning Lu, Peter R Schultz, Jiayan Wang, Matthew R Castelo, Kathryn B Schaffer   +5 more
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Trends and determinants of length of stay and hospital reimbursement following knee and hip replacement: evidence from linked primary care and NHS hospital records from 1997 to 2014

BMJ Open, 2018
Objectives To measure changes in length of stay following total knee and hip replacement (TKR and THR) between 1997 and 2014 and estimate the impact on hospital reimbursement, all else being equal.
E. Burn, C. Edwards, D. Murray, A. Silman, C. Cooper, N. Arden, R. Pinedo-Villanueva, D. Prieto-Alhambra   +7 more
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