Using routine healthcare data to determine the factors associated with hospital length of stay for hypertensive inpatients in Ghana, 2012-2017.

Maxwell AfetorEmmanuel HarrisJoyce B DerClement T Narh
Published in: BMJ open (2023)
This study provides the first comprehensive assessment of factors influencing hospitalisation duration of admissions due to hypertension in Ghana. Female sex, all regions except Volta region and Eastern region, experienced early discharge. However, patients with a surgical intervention and comorbidity experienced late discharge.