length of stay (LOS)

^[1]^[2]

Management

contributing factors to length of hospital stay:
- delirium (most common)
shorter length of stay (current practice) does not affect 30-day readmission rates
- however, further reductions in length of stay may be associated with adverse outcomes, including an increase in readmission rates^[2]

↑ Geriatrics Review Syllabus, American Geriatrics Society, 5th edition, 2002-2004
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Kaboli PJ et al. Associations between reduced hospital length of stay and 30-day readmission rate and mortality: 14-year experience in 129 Veterans Affairs hospitals. Ann Intern Med 2012 Dec 18; 157:837. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23247937