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Factors Affecting length of Stay in Specialized Women Hospital in Bandar Abbas

Factors Affecting the Length of Hospital Stay in Patients with Ischemic Stroke Treated by Intravenous Thrombolysis

Background and purpose: Ischemic stroke is one of the most common neurological diseases that leads to disability in many cases. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the duration of hospitalization in patients with ischemic stroke undergoing thrombolytic therapy. Materials and methods: This retrospective descriptive-analytical study was performed in consecutive adult p...

Factors Affecting Hospital Length of Stay Using Mixed Poisson Regression Models

Background and purpose: Modeling of Hospital Length of Stay (LOS) is of great importance in healthcare systems, but there is paucity of information on this issue in Iran. The aim of this study was to identify the optimal model among different mixed poisson distributions in modeling the LOS and effective factors. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, we studied 1256 records, inc...

Multivariable Analysis of Factors Affecting Length of Stay and Hospital Charges After Atlantoaxial Fusion

BACKGROUND Atlantoaxial fusion is an effective procedure for treating degenerative, traumatic, and congenital abnormalities that result in upper cervical instability; however, data on which factors affect the length of stay and hospitalization-related charges are limited. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pre-, intra-, and postoperative variables that affect these healthcare cost fa...

Hospital mortality after hip fracture surgery in relation to length of stay by care delivery factors

Two hypotheses were offered for the effect of shorter hospital stays on mortality after hip fracture surgery: worsening the quality of care and shifting death occurrence to postacute settings.We tested whether the risk of hospital death after hip fracture surgery differed across years when postoperative stays shortened, and whether care factors moderated the association.Analysis of acute hospit...