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Excessively Long Hospital Stays After Trauma Are Not Related to the Severity of Illness

DOI

118

Citations

17

References

2013

Year

John O. Hwabejire, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, Ayesha M. Imam, Carolina V. Solis, J. Verge, Nancy M. Sullivan, Marc DeMoya, Hasan B. Alam, George C. Velmahos
JAMA Surgery

Abstract

System-related issues, not severity of illness, prolong hospital stay excessively. Cost-reduction efforts should target operational bottlenecks between acute and postacute care.

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