Delay in discharge and its impact on unnecessary hospital bed occupancy

• Main Authors: Majeed Muhammad (Author), Williams Dean (Author), Pollock Rachel (Author), Amir Farhat (Author), Liam Martin (Author), Foong Keen S (Author), Whitaker Chris J (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Elderly patients are potentially more vulnerable to prolonged hospital stay as they frequently require additional resources to facilitate their discharge. In an acute hospital setting, we aimed to quantify and compare length of stay...