To Study Appropriateness of Patient Stay in the Emergency Medicine Department of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of North India

Authors: Khaliq MAU*, Yatoo GH, Mufti S, Jabeen U, Malik A and Khaliq MIU

DOI: 10.23880/jqhe-16000212

Volume 4, Issue 2

Abstract

Inappropriate hospital stay increases hospital costs, decrease available resources for patients with critical situation and put patients at risk of nosocomial infections. It was observed that 24.3 % cases of hospital stay studied were inappropriate in Medical Side while as 41.38% cases of hospital stay studied were inappropriate in Surgical Side.

Keywords: Emergency Department; Utilization; Inappropriate Hospital Stay

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