A short stay unit decreased mean length of stay in a hospital in south Brazil

A short stay unit decreased mean length of stay in a hospital in south Brazil

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Introduction Public health services in Brazil are periodically overcrowded. Since reducing the length of stay (LOS) could increase the availability of hospital beds, this study evaluated the impact of a short stay unit (SSU) on LOS, early readmission rates, and intra-hospital mortality rates. Metho...

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Main Authors: Tania Weber Furlanetto, Daniel de Souza Barcelos, Gustavo Adolpho Moreira Faulhaber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2014-12-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
Subjects:
Health care surveys
quality improvement
length of stay
Online Access:http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/50761

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