Risk factors associated with prolonged hospital length-of-stay: 18-year retrospective study of hospitalizations in a tertiary healthcare center in Mexico.

Risk factors associated with prolonged hospital length-of-stay: 18-year retrospective study of hospitalizations in a tertiary healthcare center in Mexico.

BACKGROUND:Hospital length-of-Stay has been traditionally used as a surrogate to evaluate healthcare efficiency, as well as hospital resource utilization. Prolonged Length-of-stay (PLOS) is associated with increased mortality and other poor outcomes. Additionally, these patients represent a signific...

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Main Authors: Braulio A Marfil-Garza, Pablo F Belaunzarán-Zamudio, Alfonso Gulias-Herrero, Antonio Camiro Zuñiga, Yanink Caro-Vega, David Kershenobich-Stalnikowitz, José Sifuentes-Osornio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6224124?pdf=render

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