Impact of shortened length of stay for delivery on the required bed capacity in maternity services: results from forecast analysis on administrative data

• Glavni autori: Mélanie Lefèvre (Autor), Koen Van den Heede (Autor), Cécile Camberlin (Autor), Nicolas Bouckaert (Autor), Claire Beguin (Autor), Carl Devos (Autor), Carine Van de Voorde (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background We examine the implications of reducing the average length of stay (ALOS) for a delivery on the required capacity in terms of service volume and maternity beds in Belgium, using administrative data covering all inpatient stays in Belgian general hospitals over the period 2003-201...