Patient deaths during the period of prolonged stay in cases of delayed discharge for nonclinical reasons at a university hospital: a cross sectional study
Background Delayed discharge for non-clinical reasons also affects patients in need of palliative care. Moreover, the number of people dying in hospitals has been increasing in recent years. Our aim was to describe characteristics of patients who died during prolonged stay, in comparison with the re...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2022-06-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/13596.pdf |