Hospital length of stay prediction tools for all hospital admissions and general medicine populations: systematic review and meta-analysis

BackgroundUnwarranted extended length of stay (LOS) increases the risk of hospital-acquired complications, morbidity, and all-cause mortality and needs to be recognized and addressed proactively.ObjectiveThis systematic review aimed to identify validated prediction variables and methods used in tool...

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Main Authors: Swapna Gokhale, David Taylor, Jaskirath Gill, Yanan Hu, Nikolajs Zeps, Vincent Lequertier, Luis Prado, Helena Teede, Joanne Enticott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1192969/full