A waiting list to go home: An analysis of delayed discharges from surgical beds

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 650-652

  Benson, R T ^a   Drew, J C ^a   Galland, Robert B ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bed blockers; Delayed discharge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DELAYED DISCHARGE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL WORK; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BED OCCUPANCY; EMERGENCIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 33751090687     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588406X149246     Document Type: Article

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