The Effect of Indoor Daylight Levels on Hospital Costs and Length of Stay of Patients Admitted to General Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Indoor daylight levels can directly affect the physical and psychological state of people. However, the effect of indoor daylight levels on the clinical recovery process of the patient remains controversial. This study was to evaluate the effect of indoor daylight levels on hospital costs and the average length of stay (LOS) of a large patient population in general surgery wards.

Methods

Data were collected retrospectively and analyzed of patients in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine between January 2015 and August 2020. We measured daylight levels in the patient rooms of general surgery and assessed their association with the total hospital costs and LOS of the patients.

Results

A total of 2,998 patients were include

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8810491 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature