Hospital length of stay variation and comorbidity of mental illness: a retrospective study of five common chronic medical conditions

Hospital length of stay variation and comorbidity of mental illness: a retrospective study of five common chronic medical conditions

Abstract Background With the increasing burden of mental illness globally, it is becoming common for hospitalised patients with chronic medical conditions to have a comorbidity of mental illness. This combination could prolong length of stay (LOS) of this patient cohort. We conducted an investigatio...

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Main Authors: Nazlee Siddiqui, Mitchell Dwyer, Jim Stankovich, Gregory Peterson, David Greenfield, Lei Si, Leigh Kinsman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Comorbidities, LOS variation, hospital
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3316-2

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