Understanding the length of hospital stay after general surgery using a prospectively maintained local database

We read with interest the study by Jensen et  al that demonstrated the feasibility of remote surgical triage at freestanding emergency departments (EDs).1 To complement this, we analyzed a prospectively maintained local database to understand the length of hospital stay (LOS) in general surgery patients who require inpatient admissions.

Source: Surgery - March 21, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Joshua G. Kovoor, Nasim Nematzadeh, Sara Ataie, Bev Thomas, Rachel Short, Amy Davey, Angie Goodrich, Tapaswi Shrestha, Aashray K. Gupta, Brandon Stretton, Stephen Bacchi, Matthew Marshall-Webb, Reto Kaeppeli, Maziar Navidi, Chrisanthi Liyanage, Guy J. Mad Source Type: research