Abstract Background Many inpatient facilities in Scotland have opened short stay paediatric assessment units (SSPAU) which are clinical areas separate from the usual ward area and these where most (also called zero day) admissions accommodated. Here we describe effect of opening on proportion day relative to all emergency admissions. Methods Details medical Scottish hospitals between 2000 2013 ...

CONTEXT Neonates are being discharged from the hospital more rapidly, but the risks associated with this practice, especially for low-income populations, are unclear. OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of decreasing postnatal length of stay on rehospitalization rates in the immediate postdischarge period for Medicaid neonates. DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective, population-based cohort study u...

OBJECTIVE To assess the medical and psychosocial effects of early hospital discharge after surgery for breast cancer on complication rate, patient satisfaction, and psychosocial outcomes. DESIGN Randomised trial comparing discharge from hospital 4 days after surgery (with drain in situ) with discharge after drain removal (mean 9 days in hospital). Psychosocial measurements performed before su...

journal.publications.chestnet.org patients). Similarly, determining the incidence of HIT in patients exposed to therapeutic treatment with heparin was supported by a paper reporting a retrospective study assessing the incidence of secondary thrombocytopenia recorded in the discharge boards of patients who were referred for a short stay in nonfederal US hospitals with a diagnostic code for throm...