The effect of time-varying capacity utilization on 14-day in-hospital mortality: a retrospective longitudinal study in Swiss general hospitals

The effect of time-varying capacity utilization on 14-day in-hospital mortality: a retrospective longitudinal study in Swiss general hospitals

Abstract Background High bed-occupancy (capacity utilization) rates are commonly thought to increase in-hospital mortality; however, little evidence supports a causal relationship between the two. This observational study aimed to assess three time-varying covariates—capacity utilization, patient tu...

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Main Authors: Narayan Sharma, Giusi Moffa, René Schwendimann, Olga Endrich, Dietmar Ausserhofer, Michael Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Causal effect
Time-varying covariates
Capacity utilization
In-hospital mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08950-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08950-y

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