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A total of 342 patients with acute myocardial infarction who were admitted to a coronary care unit are reviewed to assess the results of early mobilization and discharge. The mean duration of admission was 8.4 days and 89% of the survivors were discharged from hospital by the tenth day. The inpatient mortality was 15.5%. An additional 6.7% died during the six weeks' follow-up period, giving a t...

We report a prospective study ofpatients with acute myocardial infarction in whom the use offour simple risk factors allowed the identification of a group ofpatients who could be safely allowed home on their 7th day in hospital. This group comprised 40 per cent of all admissions with acute myocardial infarction who survived 6 days. Of these, 68 per cent were discharged by the 7th day. No patien...

Judging by reports in medical magazines and journals, 'early discharge schemes', better termed 'post acute care', are not popular with doctors. However, government policy encourages earlier discharge from hospital, so that the choice facing clinicians is to discharge patients early with support, or early without support, or deal with the consequences of length of stay overruns. Fortunately, gov...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the outcome of an early discharge program for infants with regard to length of stay, patient safety, maternal satisfaction, and hospital expense in a military population. The study consisted of a retrospective analysis of data from two 6-month periods--March to August 1994 (before early discharge) and March to August 1996 (after early discharge)--in a...