Admission-Day Crowding May Increase Hospital Stay for Children With Less Complicated...(or children admitted with respiratory di...),Health

Date:4/9/2008

or children admitted with respiratory disease (including viral and bacterial pneumonia, asthma and croup or bronchitis), admission day occupancy above 60 percent resulted in a 25 day increase in the average length of stay per 100 patients. For children who were admitted with non-respiratory conditions, increased admission-day occupancy was not associated with length of stay.

"Our study suggests that the increase in length of stay primarily affects less complicated children who require complex management and treatment, not children affected with high-severity conditions," said Lorch.

Lorch's coauthors were Andrea M. Millman, B.A.; Xuemei Zhang, M.S.; Orit Even-Shoshan, M.S. and Jeffrey H. Silber, M.D., Ph.D. all of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

About The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals and pioneering major research initiatives, Children's Hospital has fostered many discoveries that have benefited children worldwide. Its pediatric research program is among the largest in the country, ranking third in National Institutes of Health funding. In addition, its unique family-centered care and public service programs have brought the 430-bed hospital recognition as a leading advocate for children and adolescents. For more information, visit http://www.chop.edu.

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