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Clinical Predictors of Prolonged Hospitalization in Children with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Children
Objectives: This study aimed to identify key predictors of prolonged hospitalization in children with community-acquired pneumonia by comparing demographic and clinical characteristics between patients with expected and extended hospital stays.
Nasser S. Alharbi, Fahad Alsohime, Waleed Abdulla Alharthi, Bader A. Alqarni, Afrah Ghawi, Abdulkarim Alrabiaah   +5 more
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Outcomes and costs of blunt trauma in England and Wales [PDF]

, 2008
Background Trauma represents an important public health concern in the United Kingdom, yet the acute costs of blunt trauma injury have not been documented and analysed in detail. Knowledge of the overall costs of trauma care, and the drivers of these
Christensen, MC, Lecky, FE, Morris, S, Munro, V, Ridley, S   +4 more
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Evaluating the Duration of Hospitalization and Its Related Factors Among Stroke Patients

Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 2018
Background: Prolong hospitalization after a stroke is associated with increased cost, higher risk of complications, and adverse effects.  Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the length of stay and its related factors among stroke ...
Maedeh Majidi Shad, Alia Saberi, Maryam Shakiba, Shademan Rezamasouleh   +3 more
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Prediction of length of hospital stay

Comprehensive Psychiatry, 1972
Abstract The Missouri standard system of psychiatry 1 is a statewide program for reporting uniform information on all patients admitted to the hospitals within the Missouri Division of Mental Health. Professional staff, technicians, clerks, patients, and relatives contribute precoded observations about patients.
H, Altman, H V, Angle, M L, Brown, I W, Sletten   +3 more
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Time spent in prior hospital stay and outcomes for ventilator patients in long-term acute care hospitals

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021
Background Long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) treat mechanical ventilator patients who are difficult to wean and expected to be on mechanical ventilator for a prolonged period.
Berna Demiralp, Lane Koenig, Jing Xu, Samuel Soltoff, John Votto   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinant factors of senior tourists’ length of stay [PDF]

, 2014
The current tendency to undertake more trips, but of shorter duration, throughout the year, has meant that the tourist industry has started to show greater interest in attracting those market segments that opt for more prolonged stays, as they are ...
Alén, Elisa, Domínguez, Trinidad, Losada, Nieves, Nicolau, Juan Luis   +3 more
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Length of Hospital Stay and Quality of Care [PDF]

, 2016
The relationship between Length Of hospital Stay (LOS) and Quality-of-Care (QofC) is demanding and difficult to assess. Indeed, a multifaceted intertwining network of countless services and LOS factors is available, which may range from organizational culture to hospital physicians availability, without discarding the possibility of lifting the foot on
José Neves 0001, Vasco Abelha, Henrique Vicente, João Neves 0001, José Machado 0001   +4 more
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Diagnostic error increases mortality and length of hospital stay in patients presenting through the emergency room [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Diagnostic errors occur frequently, especially in the emergency room. Estimates about the consequences of diagnostic error vary widely and little is known about the factors predicting error.
Birrenbach, T., Exadaktylos, A., Hautz, S., Hautz, W., Kämmer, J., Maier, V., Müller, M., Sauter, T., Schauber, S., Zwaan, L.   +9 more
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Determining factors influencing hospital stay for individuals admitted with diabetes-related ketoacidosis – findings from DEKODE length of stay quality improvement project

Clinical Medicine
There are significant variations in discharge post-diabetes-related ketoacidosis (DKA) hospitalisation, yet there is a paucity of research to understand or minimise the reasons.
Ankita Gupta, Benedict Brazier, Lakshmi Rengarajan, Parth Narendran, Punith Kempegowda   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Duration of Hospitalization in Association with Type of Inhalation Therapy Used in the Management of Children with Nonsevere, Acute Bronchiolitis

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2016
Acute bronchiolitis is one of the main respiratory emergencies in young children. Although supportive therapy is recommended, substantial inconsistency in the clinical usage of inhaled treatments has been reported.
Jamie M. Pinto, Janet L. Schairer, Anna Petrova   +2 more
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