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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | A general medical short-stay unit is not more efficient than a traditional model of care |
Author: | Russell, P. Hakendorf, P. Thompson, C. |
Citation: | Medical Journal of Australia, 2014; 200(8):482-484 |
Publisher: | MJA Group Australia |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
ISSN: | 0025-729X 1326-5377 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Patrick T Russell, Paul Hakendorf, Campbell H Thompson |
Abstract: | OBJECTIVES: To assess the efficiency of a short-stay unit (SSU) for undifferentiated medical patients and evaluate its effect on the overall efficiency of a general medicine department. DESIGN, SETTING AND PATIENTS: Retrospective study of all general medical patients admitted to the SSU at Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia, during its 5 years of operation (2005-2009), compared with 4 years before its institution and 2 years after its closure. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Relative stay index (RSI); inhospital mortality; readmissions within 7 and 28 days. RESULTS: 23 790 general medical patients were admitted overall, and 10 764 of these (45.2%) were admitted to the SSU. The RSI for the SSU during its years of operation was 0.79, compared with 1.34 for the long-stay unit. The overall RSI for the department did not improve during those years and was not significantly different to the periods before or after. CONCLUSIONS: We found no evidence that an SSU for undifferentiated medical patients creates bed capacity. It does, however, appear to be safe. |
Keywords: | Humans Hospitalization Length of Stay Hospital Mortality Retrospective Studies Aged Aged, 80 and over Middle Aged Hospital Units Outcome Assessment (Health Care) South Australia Female Male |
Rights: | Copyright status unknown |
DOI: | 10.5694/mja13.10739 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja13.10739 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Medicine publications |
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