Factors affecting hospital length of stay following pelvic exenteration surgery

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

Factors affecting hospital length of stay following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

STUDY DESIGN  Retrospective cohort study. BACKGROUND  Several studies focus on the long-term results of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgeries, but little information exists regarding how various patient-related, procedure-related, and payer-related variables may affect postoperative hospital length of stay (LOS). OBJECTIVE  To determine what factors, if any, contribute to...

Factors Affecting Length of Stay Following Elective Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery

Background Disease of the cervical spine is widely prevalent, most commonly secondary to degenerative disc changes and spondylosis. Objective The goal of the paper was to identify a possible discrepancy regarding the length of stay (LOS) between the anterior and posterior approaches to elective cervical spine surgery and identify contributing factors. Methods A retrospective study was performed...

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...