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Effectiveness of a Surgery Admission Unit for patients undergoing major elective surgery in a tertiary university hospital
(Springer Nature, 2010-01-22)
Background: The increasing demand on hospitalisation, either due to elective activity from the waiting lists or due to emergency admissions coming from the Emergency Department (ED), requires looking ...
Standardizing admission and discharge processes to improve patient flow: a cross sectional study
(Springer Nature, 2012-06-28)
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate how hospital capacity was managed focusing on standardizing the admission and discharge processes. Methods: This study was set in a 900-bed university ...
Perception of quality of care of patients with potentially severe diseases evaluated at a distinct quick diagnostic delivery model: a cross-sectional study
(Springer Nature, 2015-09-30)
Background: Although hospital-based outpatient quick diagnosis units (QDU) are an increasingly recognized cost-effective alternative to hospitalization for the diagnosis of potentially serious diseases, ...
Alternatives to conventional hospitalization for improving lack of access to inpatient beds: a 12-year cross-sectional analysis
(Sciedu Press, 2013-12-17)
Background/Objective: When hospitals cannot guarantee available hospital beds for inpatient admission, patients are exposed to prolonged waits, cancellations and diversions that negatively affect their ...
Emergency short-stay unit as an effective alternative to in-hospital admission for acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2014-10)
Study Objective: To determine whether a new emergency department short-stay unit (EDSSU) was an effective alternative to conventional hospital units (HU) for acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure ...
Impacto de la crisis económica en la actividad y eficiencia de un hospital terciario universitario
(Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar Social, 2018)
Fundamentos: La crisis económica iniciada el año 2008 provocó una caída importante del gasto sanitario público en España. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar el impacto de la crisis en la actividad, ...
A quick diagnosis unit as an alternative to conventional hospitalization in a tertiary public hospital: a descriptive study
(Medycyna Praktyczna, 2013-09-24)
Introduction: Reports indicate that a significant number of patients admitted to internal medicine units could be studied on an outpatient basis. Objectives: This article assesses a quick diagnosis unit ...