Delay in reviewing test results prolongs hospital length of stay: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Failure in the timely follow-up of test results has been widely documented, contributing to delayed medical care. Yet, the impact of delay in reviewing test results on hospital length of stay (LOS) has not been studied. We examine the relationship between laboratory tests review time and...

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Autores principales: Ong, Mei-Sing, Magrabi, Farah, Coiera, Enrico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5956538/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29769074
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3181-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5956538/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29769074
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3181-z

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