SynthesisMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2011
The Short Stay Unit as a new option for hospitals: a review of the scientific literature.
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- Hospitalisation in short-stay units for adults with internal medicine diseases and conditions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
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- Admission characteristics of patients with short term hospitalization.Israel journal of health policy research · 2024Article
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- A study on the 10-year trend of surgeries performed for lumbar disc herniation and comparative analysis of prescribed opioid analgesics and hospitalization duration: 2010-2019 HIRA NPS Data.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- The Perception of Spirituality and Its Assessment among Those with Different Health Statuses in Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Are Short-Stay Units Safe and Effective in the Treatment of Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Observational
- Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Sepsis Discharge Diagnosis Codes and Short Lengths of Stay in U.S. Hospitals.Critical care explorations · 2021Article
- Reducing Hospital Admissions for Paracentesis: A Quality Improvement Intervention.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2019Article
- A latent variable approach to potential outcomes for emergency department admission decisions.Statistics in medicine · 2019Article
- Disability and morbidity among older patients in the emergency department: a Danish population-based cohort study.BMJ open · 2018Article
- Performance of an emergency department observation unit protocol in reducing length of stay for acetaminophen overdose: a retrospective study.International journal of emergency medicine · 2018Article
- Hospitalisation in an emergency department short-stay unit compared to an internal medicine department is associated with fewer complications in older patients - an observational study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2017Observational
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Abstract
backgroundThe short stay unit (SSU) is a ward providing targeted care for patients requiring brief hospitalization and dischargeable as soon as clinical conditions are resolved. Therefore, SSU is an alternative to the ordinary ward (OW) for the treatment of selected patients. The SSU model has been tested in only a few hospitals, and the literature lacks systematic evaluation of the impact of SSU use. The aim of our study was to evaluate the use of SSUs in terms of length of hospital stay, mortality and readmission rate. MATERIAL/
methodsA random effect meta-analysis was carried out by consulting electronic databases. Studies were selected that focused on comparison between use of SSUs and OWs. Mean difference of length of stay was calculated within 95% confidence intervals.
resultsSix articles were selected, for a total of 21 264 patients. The estimated mean difference was -3.06 days (95% CI -4.71, -1.40) in favor of the SSU. The selected articles did not show any differences in terms of mortality and readmission rate.
conclusionsUse of SSUs could reduce patient length of stay in hospital, representing an alternative to the ordinary ward for selected patients. A shorter period of hospitalization could reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections, increase patient satisfaction and yield more efficient use of hospital beds. Findings of this study are useful for institutional, managerial and clinical decision-makers regarding the implementation of the SSU in a hospital setting, and for better management of continuity of care.
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