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Medicine, General & Internal
Monica Farid, Yusuke Tsugawa, Anupam B. Jena
Summary: This study investigated the association between inpatient handoffs of hospitalist physicians and patient mortality among hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries. It found that, overall, physician handoff was not associated with increased mortality, but among patients with high illness severity, there was a higher mortality rate in those with a high likelihood of physician handoff compared to those with a low likelihood.
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Environmental Sciences
Jin Feng, Dawei Cao, Dashan Zheng, Zhengmin (Min) Qian, Cunrui Huang, Huiqing Shen, Yi Liu, Qiyong Liu, Jimin Sun, Guangyuan Jiao, Xiaoran Yang, Stephen Edward McMillin, Chongjian Wang, Hualiang Lin, Xinri Zhang, Shiyu Zhang
Summary: This study found significant associations between cold spells and hospital admissions, length of hospital stay, and hospitalization expenses for respiratory diseases. Compared with the non-cold spell period, the overall cumulative risk of hospitalization for total respiratory diseases on cold spell days was 1.232 (95% CI: 1.090, 1.394), with increased length of hospital stay and hospitalization expenses of 112.793 (95% CI: 10.755, 214.830) days and 127.568 (95% CI: 40.513, 214.624) thousand Chinese yuan, respectively. The cumulative risks of cold spells on total respiratory diseases and pneumonia were statistically significant. Harvesting effects were also observed in the associations between cold spells and hospital admission, length of hospital stay, and hospitalization expenses for respiratory diseases.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Xinchen Ke, Wenrui Lin, Daishi Li, Shuang Zhao, Mingliang Chen, Yi Xiao, Xiang Chen, Minxue Shen, Juan Su
Summary: This study described the economic burden of melanoma patients in Hunan province, China, and investigated the factors influencing hospitalization spending and length of stay in patients undergoing melanoma surgery. The findings showed that melanoma imposes a heavy economic burden on patients, with middle-aged men with melanoma on the limbs experiencing the highest financial burden.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Zubair Bayat, Erin D. Kennedy, J. Charles Victor, Anand Govindarajan
Summary: This study found that surgeon factors, including low surgeon volume and increasing years-in-practice, were strongly and independently associated with longer LOS after colorectal surgery, while hospital factors did not have an independent impact. This suggests that LOS is primarily driven by surgeon-mediated care processes and may provide actionable targets for provider-level interventions to reduce LOS after CRS.
COLORECTAL DISEASE
(2023)
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Psychiatry
Xiaoning Shi, Yingying Zhao, Haichen Yang, Xiufeng Xu, Yiru Fang, Xin Yu, Qingrong Tan, Huichun Li, Guangqiang Sun, Hang Wu, Pengfei Wang, Jie Yang, Xuequan Zhu, Gang Wang, Ling Zhang
Summary: The aim of this study was to assess the clinical features and influencing factors of hospitalization times and length of stay in bipolar disorder (BD) patients. The results showed that better management of depressive episodes and functional rehabilitation may help reduce the length of stay. BD patients with more hospitalization times were characterized by higher risk of suicide and complex polypharmacy.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Ancuta Elena Vijan, Ioana Cristina Daha, Caterina Delcea, Gheorghe-Andrei Dan
Summary: This study found that acute coronary syndromes, infections, heart failure, increased NT-proBNP levels, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and elevated HAS-BLED score were independent predictors of extended length of hospital stay in atrial fibrillation patients.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Kristine Ashcraft, Chad Moretz, Chantelle Schenning, Susan Rojahn, Kae Vines Tanudtanud, Gwyn Omar Magoncia, Justine Reyes, Bernardo Marquez, Yinglong Guo, Elif Tokar Erdemir, Taryn O. Hall
Summary: Unmanaged pharmacogenomic and drug interaction risk can prolong hospitalization for COVID-19 patients, especially those with chronic conditions like hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, or COPD. Managing these risks has the potential to reduce length of stay for critically ill patients.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tianyi Zhu, Wei Yang, Wei Lu
Summary: A retrospective study found that patients with pulmonary abscess had a longer hospital stay compared to those without pulmonary abscess. The length of hospital stay and medical expenses in pulmonary abscess patients were associated with sex, clinical symptoms, extrapulmonary disease, and abnormal laboratory tests.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
My Hanh Bui, Quynh Long Khuong, Phuoc Thang Dao, Cao Phuong Duy Le, The Anh Nguyen, Binh Giang Tran, Duc Hung Duong, Tuan Duc Duong, Tien Hung Tran, Hoang Ha Pham, Xuan Thanh Dao, Quang Cuong Le
Summary: Myocardial infarction as a post-operative complication increases the risk of patient readmission and treatment costs, extending the length of hospital stay. Perioperative myocardial infarction significantly impacts medical costs for both the individual and the national economy.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Caterina Trevisan, Marianna Noale, Giancarlo Zatti, Davide Liborio Vetrano, Stefania Maggi, Giuseppe Sergi
Summary: There is a gradual reduction in hospital length of stay (LOS) and an increase in 30-day readmission rates in older patients in Italy. This suggests that careful pre-discharge assessment is necessary for older people, and community healthcare services should be improved to reduce the risk of readmission.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yanni Xiao, Yu Yu, Ziqi Zhou, Wen Liu, Zhihong Luo, Chuwen Tang, Pengfei Xiao, Shi Wu Wen, Xianxiang Zeng, Weijun Zhong, Minxue Shen
Summary: This study aimed to describe hospital spending and length of stay for mental disorders in Hunan, China. The annual spending on mental disorders in Hunan province in 2019 was 160 million US dollars, with 71.7% being paid by insurance. Schizophrenia accounted for a significant burden of hospitalization expenses. Factors such as age, sex, comorbidity, and hospital level influenced hospital costs and length of stay.
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Omid Moshtaghi, Joe Saliba, Mihir Gupta, Pasha Mehranpour, Kareem O. Tawfik, Yin Ren, Marc S. Schwartz, Rick A. Friedman
Summary: This study showed that preoperative mobility assessments can predict functional limitations and length of hospitalization after acoustic neuroma resection. These objective tools can help clinicians manage patient expectations and guide preoperative counseling for patients considering surgery.
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Medical Informatics
Mehrnoosh Eskandari, Amir Hossein Alizadeh Bahmani, Heydar Ali Mardani-Fard, Iman Karimzadeh, Navid Omidifar, Payam Peymani
Summary: This study investigated the length of hospital stay among 27,500 inpatients. The results showed that the average age of the study population was 40.8 years and the average length of stay was 2.43 days. Approximately 60% of patients were discharged after one day of hospitalization. During this time, 67% of women were discharged, while only 23% of men were discharged. The majority of patients in the CCU, ICU, and NICU had a length of stay ranging from 5 to 9 days, whereas the length of stay was one day in the General, Maternity, and Women wards. Excluding the Maternity and Women wards, the length of stay in the hospital was comparable between males and females and demonstrated a similar pattern.
BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING
(2022)
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Rheumatology
Reem Aldarmaki, Hiba Al Khogali, Ali M. Al Dhanhani
Summary: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a relapsing and remitting multiorgan disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to examine the rate and causes of hospitalization in patients with SLE. Disease flare is the leading cause of admission in patients with SLE, and lupus nephritis is significantly related to longer length of stay (LOS) in hospital.
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Alyssa Caplan, Ryan McConnell, Fernando Velayos, Uma Mahadevan, Sara Lewin
Summary: This study identified biologic naive treatment status and delayed inpatient biologic therapy initiation as predictors of longer length of stay (>= 7 days) in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC). Potentially modifiable strategies to reduce length of stay may include early communication and patient education about biologic therapy.
DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES
(2022)