Hospital Length of Stay and Readmission Rate for Neurosurgical Patients

Longer Length of Stay Increases 1-year Readmission Rate in Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery

Background: Proximal femur fractures are prevalent among the elderly and associated with substantial morbidity,mortality, and early readmission. Early readmission is gaining popularity as a measure of quality of hospital care and canlower reimbursement. A better understanding of the patient and treatment characteristics associated with readmissionmay help inform program improvement initiatives....

Increased neonatal readmission rate associated with decreased length of hospital stay at birth in Canada.

PURPOSE To assess the potential impact of early post birth discharge in Canada. METHODS Neonatal readmission was examined, based on hospital discharge data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, with a total of 2,144,205 infants from fiscal year 1989/90 to fiscal year 1996/97. RESULTS Neonatal readmission rates increased from 27.3 per 1,000 in 1989/90 to 38.0 per 1,000 in 1996/...

Impact of postpartum hospital-stay legislation on newborn length of stay, readmission, and mortality in California.

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to examine the impact of postpartum hospital-stay legislation on newborns' length of stay, neonatal readmissions, and 1-year mortality in California, and whether this legislation had differential impacts by demographics and complications during delivery or pregnancy. METHODOLOGY This study used linked birth certificates, death certificates and hosp...

Hospital Length of Stay and Readmission for Individuals Diagnosed With Schizophrenia: Are They Related? Summary

Pan-Canadian data show relatively high rates of readmission and declining lengths of stay (LOS) among individuals hospitalized for mental illness. In this Analysis in Brief the relationship between hospital readmissions and LOS was examined for individuals aged 15 to 65 years who were diagnosed with schizophrenia in an initial episode of hospitalization. The investigation revealed that shorter ...

Nutritional status and length of hospital stay for surgical patients.