Causes of increased length of hospitalization on a general thoracic surgery service: a
prospective observational study Page 1 264 J can chir, Vol. 45, No 4, août 2002 © 2002 …

BACKGROUND: Postoperative stays after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG)
decreased substantially in the 1990s. Although shorter stays offer clinical benefits …

BACKGROUND: Delays in the care of hospitalized patients may lead to increased length of
stay, iatrogenic complications, and costs. No study has characterized delays among general …

Methods We developed an online survey to prospectively collect data on hospitalists' and
discharge planners' perceived delays in treatment or discharge for patients on their general …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether decreasing lengths of stay over time for selected
diagnostic categories were associated with increased hospital readmission rates and mean …

Objective: To determine if hospitals that routinely discharge patients early after lobectomy
have increased readmissions. Background: Hospitals are increasingly motivated to reduce …

OBJECTIVES. The authors determined the effect of complications on length of stay (LOS) in
surgical patients. SETTING. From 1987 to 1990, in the Professional General Surgical Unit of …

Results: The weekly admission rate was 9.8% on average. The proportion of patients who
underwent operation was 50% at 7 weeks, 75% at 14 weeks and 90% at 26 weeks. The …

Background. Over the decade of the 1990s, hospital stay after operation declined in
response to prospective payment and managed care. As a result, complications previously …

With the introduction of the New Deal and the Calman Report, the duration of higher
specialist training will be halved. We have examined the effect of reduced on-call rotas on …