Quick Take Association of extending hospital length of stay with reduced pediatric hospital readmissions

Quick Take: Association of extending hospital length of stay with reduced pediatric hospital readmissions

06:00 EST 5 Jan 2019 | 2 Minute Medicine

Rates of hospital readmission are commonly used as a measure of quality of care in hospitalized patients. In adults, a shorter index hospitalization length of stay (LOS) has been found to be associated with a higher risk of hospital readmission, though the same has not been shown in a pediatric population. The aim of this […]
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