Importance of patient bed pathways and length of stay differences in predicting COVID-19 hospital bed occupancy in England

Importance of patient bed pathways and length of stay differences in predicting COVID-19 hospital bed occupancy in England

Abstract Background Predicting bed occupancy for hospitalised patients with COVID-19 requires understanding of length of stay (LoS) in particular bed types. LoS can vary depending on the patient’s “bed pathway” - the sequence of transfers of individual patients between bed types during a hospital st...

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Main Authors: Quentin J. Leclerc, Naomi M. Fuller, Ruth H. Keogh, Karla Diaz-Ordaz, Richard Sekula, Malcolm G. Semple, ISARIC4C Investigators, CMMID COVID-19 Working Group, Katherine E. Atkins, Simon R. Procter, Gwenan M. Knight
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Hospitalisation
Length of stay
Bed occupancy
Bed pathway
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06509-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06509-x

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