Resource utilisation, length of hospital stay, and pattern of investigation during acute medical hospital admission

R McMullan; B Silke; K Bennett; S Callachand

Resource utilisation, length of hospital stay, and pattern of investigation during acute medical hospital admission

R McMullan, B Silke, K Bennett, S Callachand

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

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Abstract

To describe the patient demographic characteristics and organisational factors that influence length of stay (LOS) among emergency medical admissions. Also, to describe differences in investigation practice among consultant physicians and to examine the impact of these on LOS.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-6
Number of pages	4
Journal	Postgraduate Medical Journal
Volume	80
Issue number	939
Publication status	Published - Jan 2004

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General Medicine

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