Unexpectedly long hospital stays as an indicator of risk of unsafe care: an exploratory study

OBJECTIVES: We developed an outcome indicator based on the finding that complications often prolong the patient's hospital stay. A higher percentage of patients with an unexpectedly long length of stay (UL-LOS) compared to the national average may indicate shortcomings in patient safety. We exp...

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Autores principales: Borghans, Ine, Hekkert, Karin D, den Ouden, Lya, Cihangir, Sezgin, Vesseur, Jan, Kool, Rudolf B, Westert, Gert P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2014
Materias:
Health Services Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4054630/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24902727
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004773

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4054630/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24902727
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004773

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