Delay in discharge and its impact on unnecessary hospital bed occupancy
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Elderly patients are potentially more vulnerable to prolonged hospital stay as they frequently require additional resources to facilitate their discharge. In an acute hospital setting, we aimed to quantify and compare length of stay...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/410 |