The short stay unit as a new option for hospitals: A review of the scientific literature

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Damiani, Gianfranco ^a   Pinnarelli, Luigi ^b   Sommella, Lorenzo ^b   Vena, Valentina ^a   Magrini, Patrizia ^b   Ricciardi, Walter ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative admissions; Alternative to conventional hospitalization; Cost effectiveness; Effectiveness and safety; Monday to friday clinic; Monday to friday surgery ward; New option for patient care; Optimize hospital resource; Safety; Short stay clinic; Short stay hospital unit; Short stay hospitalization; Short stay medical unit; Short stay surgery; Short stay surgical unit; Short stay unit; Unitad medica de estancia corta; Week hospital

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; SHORT STAY UNIT; WARD;

EID: 79958728618     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881791     Document Type: Article

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