Burden of delayed discharge on acute hospital medical wards: A retrospective ecological study in Rome, Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Delayed discharge represents the difficulty in proceeding with discharge of patients who do not have any further benefit from prolonged stay. A quota of this problem is related to organizational issues. In the Lazio region in Italy, a macro service re-organization in on the way, with a network of hospital and territorial centers engaged in structuring in- and out- of hospital patient pathways, with a special focus on intermediate care structures. Purpose of this study is to quantify the burden of delayed discharge on a single hospital structure, in order to estimate costs and occurrence of potential resource misplacement.

Material and methods

Observational Retrospective study conducted at the Santo Spirito Hospital in Rome, Italy. Observation period ranged from

SUBMITTER: Vinci A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10807762 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature