Regular ArticleReasons for Delayed Discharge of Trauma Patients☆
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2023, Spine JournalCitation Excerpt :Discharge to rehabilitation facilities has also been found to have a significant impact on the cost of thoracolumbar ASD surgery, although preoperative predictors can be used to assist in patient selection.[4] In patients who experienced a delayed discharge (discharged one or more days following clearance) after ASD surgery, an additional $15,000 in approximate hospital costs are estimated to have been incurred when compared to patients discharged in a timely manner.[36] Additionally, the use of post-acute care has grown tremendously over the past several decades, with Medicare having spent an estimated $60 billion on post-acute care in 2015.[37]
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2021, NutritionCitation Excerpt :Moreover, it is important to highlight that prolonged or increased LOS is a hospital outcome parameter with a wide range of definitions, and several studies have found that it can be the consequence of several medical and non-medical factors [39]. On one hand, in some studies prolonged LOS has been strongly influenced by the definition of discharge (e.g., transfer from the hospital to nursing homes or other intermediate facilities instead of home), and on the other hand, some studies have found that about 25%–30% of excessive LOS is related to non-medical determinants, such as logistic or social factors (unwillingness to go home; lack of home assistance) [40–42]. Overall, considering all these factors and the fact that LOS is a hospital quality indicator in many health care systems, it has also been suggested that it be adjusted for clinical and non-clinical factors.
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2020, Journal of Surgical ResearchCitation Excerpt :During initial preoperative counseling and in the immediate postoperative period, surgeons should consider these constellations of factors and involve patients and caregivers in discharge planning and anticipated challenges of postdischarge care. Because there may be a relationship between patient discharge destination and LOS, there is great incentive for hospital systems to streamline discharges and minimize overall health care system expenditures.27,28 Of arguably greater importance is that efficiently discharging patients reduces the risk of hospital-acquired infections and improves patient satisfaction.29
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Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Academic Surgery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 15–17, 2001.
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