Evaluation of Delayed Effective Discharge for Non-Medical Reasons in Patients Admitted to Acute Care Hospitals in Spain: A Scoping Review

• Main Authors: Noelia López Luis (Author), Cristobalina Rodríguez-Álvarez (Author), Leticia Cuéllar-Pompa (Author), Ángeles Arias (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: MDPI AG, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Delayed discharge for non-clinical reasons is defined as a period of stay that continues after a patient has been deemed medically fit to leave the hospital but is unable to do so for non-medical reasons. This circumstance overburdens the healthcare system and constitutes a major problem for healthc...