Farnaz Khatami

Community Medicine specialist, Department of Community Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Short stay in general intensive care units: is it always necessary?

  Background: There are challenges ahead of short-term hospitalization of low-risk patients hospitalized only for monitoring of severe disease who may die soon after admission. The purpose of this study was to suggest strategies for the management of ICU stay lengths and to ensure optimal use of ICU resources.   Methods: The study was conducted retrospectively on 246 patients admitted to 9 gene...

[ 2 ] - بررسی طول مدت بستری بیماران در بخش مراقبتهای ویژه عمومی و عوامل مؤثر بر آن در بیمارستانهای دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران

Background: This study investigated the Length of Stay (LOS) in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and its influential factors as a step toward revising hospital policies, more appropriate resources usage and improving health system performance. Materials and Methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 246 patients, among nine general ICUs of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Variab...