Trend in Hospital Lengths of Stay and Readmissions
Conditions
Brief summary
Medical and surgical innovations have allowed to shorter length of hospital stay (LOS). We assume that hospitals with uncontrolled reduction in LOS may expose patients to unsafe care. At the institutional level, a dynamic analysis of LOS evolution over time could clarify the existence of a link with the risk of readmission.
Interventions
OTHERHospital stay
Collection of hospital lengths of stay and readmissions
Sponsors
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All patients who underwent elective colorectal surgery or urgent surgical procedure for hip fracture in French public and private hospitals from January 2014 to December 2016
Exclusion criteria
* Age \< 18 years old * Death during the index stay
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unplanned hospital readmission with death, intensive care, or reoperation | 30 days | Number of unplanned hospital readmission with death, intensive care, or reoperation within 30 days of surgical procedure |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unplanned hospital readmission with death, intensive care, or reoperation | 3 months | Number of unplanned hospital readmission with death, intensive care, or reoperation within 3 months of surgical procedure |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactAntoine DUCLOS, MD, PhD
Backup ContactStéphanie POLAZZI
Outcome results
None listed