Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5652702 | Injury | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Results of this multicenter retrospective cohort study suggest that hospital and ICU LOS for TBI admissions are 56% and 119% longer than expected according to all-diagnosis admissions, respectively. In addition, hospital LOS is underestimated when only the index visit is considered and is largely influenced by discharge destination and extracranial complications, suggesting that improvements could be achieved with better discharge planning and interventions targeting prevention of in-hospital complications. This study highlights the importance of considering TBI patients as a distinct population when allocating resources or planning quality improvement interventions.
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Authors
Pier-Alexandre Tardif, Lynne Moore, Amélie Boutin, Philippe Dufresne, Madiba Omar, Gilles Bourgeois, Paule Lessard Bonaventure, Brice Lionel Batomen Kuimi, Alexis F. Turgeon,