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ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique

Trends and variations in neonatal length of in-hospital stay in Canada.

S W Wen, S Liu, D Fowler

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Article in Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Short report: reducing length of hospital stay for newborns in Saskatchewan. Is it safe?Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2001
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  3. Increased neonatal readmission rate associated with decreased length of hospital stay at birth in Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
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S W WenBureau of Reproductive and Child Health, Ottawa, ON.
S Liu
D Fowler

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo analyze spatio-temporal variations of neonatal length of in-hospital stay in Canada.

methodThe length of in-hospital stay of 1,469,761 newborns in Canadian hospitals from April 1, 1984 to March 31, 1995 recorded by the Canadian Institute for Health Information was analyzed.

resultsNeonatal length of in-hospital stay decreased from an average of 5.0 days in 1984 to 2.9 days in 1994. In 1994, the average neonatal length of in-hospital stay in Alberta was 2.5 days, which was 0.2 to 1.5 days shorter than other provinces. The spatio-temporal variations in neonatal length of in-hospital stay could not be explained by corresponding variations in birthweight and other neonatal disorders.

conclusionsNeonatal length of in-hospital stay has been substantially reduced in Canada in recent years but there remain important interprovincial variations. These variations are unlikely to be the results of changes or differences in patient-specific factors; policy played an important role.

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Infant, NewbornCanadaHumansLength of StayLinear ModelsLogistic Models

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PMID9583253
PMCPMC6990177

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