An analysis of admission, discharge and bed occupancy of stroke patients aged 65 and over in English hospitals

An analysis of admission, discharge and bed occupancy of stroke patients aged 65 and over in English hospitals

Stroke illness is a common problem in the UK. Factors such as incidence, age, and ethnicity have already been shown to affect admission patterns and discharge outcomes. Our analysis of an English Hospital Episode Statistics database shows that weekends and public holidays also influence the admissio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Health care management science 1998-10, Vol.1 (2), p.151-157
Hauptverfasser: Lee, C N, Vasilakis, C, Kearney, D, Pearse, R, Millard, P H
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bed Occupancy - statistics & numerical data
Bed Occupancy - trends
Database Management Systems
England - epidemiology
Hospitals, Public - utilization
Humans
Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data
Patient Admission - trends
Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data
Patient Discharge - trends
State Medicine
Stroke - epidemiology
Stroke - therapy
Utilization Review
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Zusammenfassung:Stroke illness is a common problem in the UK. Factors such as incidence, age, and ethnicity have already been shown to affect admission patterns and discharge outcomes. Our analysis of an English Hospital Episode Statistics database shows that weekends and public holidays also influence the admission and discharge patterns of elderly stroke patients. We discuss the possible reasons for this.
ISSN:1386-9620
1572-9389
DOI:10.1023/A:1019098603473