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What affects length of hospital stay? A case study from Malta.

Lorraine AbelaAdriana PaceSandra C Buttigieg
Published in: Journal of health organization and management (2019)
The subject of LOS in hospitals has so far been tackled in a fragmented manner. This paper provides a comprehensive and triangulated account of the complexities surrounding the duration in which patients are kept in hospital by key stakeholders, most of whom were hands-on in the day-to-day running of the hospital under study.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • end stage renal disease
  • acute care
  • newly diagnosed
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • adverse drug
  • patient reported outcomes
  • electronic health record