International Journal of Chronic … The national average for a hospital stay is 4.5 days, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, at an average cost of $10,400 per day. Background Hospital length-of-Stay has been traditionally used as a surrogate to evaluate healthcare efficiency, as well as hospital resource utilization. (A) Overall Distribution of PLOS events by type of hospitalization (elective or emergency and surgical and non-surgical). Prolonged Length-of-stay (PLOS) is associated with increased mortality and other poor outcomes. Distribution of prolonged length of stay (PLOS) events by type of hospitalization from 2000–2017. Additionally, these patients represent a significant economic problem on public health systems and their families. Edwards JD(1), Houtrow AJ, Vasilevskis EE, Rehm RS, Markovitz BP, Graham RJ, Dudley RA. Reducing hospital length of stay (LOS), especially as it relates to avoiding unnecessary hospital-acquired conditions (HACs), is a primary indicator of a hospital’s success in achieving these goals. The average length of stay (ALOS) in a hospital is used to gauge the efficiency of a healthcare facility. The frequency of PLOS was significantly higher during hospitalization events that required a surgical intervention. Prolonged length of stay and discharge disposition to rehabilitation facilities following single-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion for acquired spondylolisthesis. The mean LoS was 2.1 days vs 7.5 days (SLS vs PLS). Intra- and inter-hospital transfers of older people at night can also increase the risk of delirium and, as a result, increase length of stay (Royal College of Physicians, 2012b). 25-Nov-2020;11:411. The average age was 54 years and 52.5% were male. These emerged due to various reasons, namely: the use of triaging process and patient flow criteria that eventually lead to bottlenecks and overcrowding in the ED. Patients with LoS in the top 10th percentile (prolonged LoS [PLS] >4 days, N = 72) were compared with the remainder (standard LoS [SLS], N = 586). Length of stay (LoS) was defined as date of surgery to date of discharge. Prolonged intensive care unit length of stay (ICU-LOS) is associated with high mortality for medical and surgical patients. Prolonged waiting times and length of stay in Pediatric Emergency Department, are the two of the most challenging patient and clinical outcomes of healthcare institution. Objectives Two objectives were set for this study. The first was to identify factors influencing prolonged postoperative length of stay (LOS) following cardiac surgery. length of stay increasing by an average of 2.6 days (Emergency Care Intensive Support Team, 2010; Royal College of Physicians, 2012a; Alameda and Suárez, 2009). Results. Chronic conditions among children admitted to U.S. pediatric intensive care units: their prevalence and impact on risk for mortality and prolonged length of stay*. It can also improve outcomes by minimizing the risk of hospital-acquired conditions. The Importance of Length of Stay in Hospitals. The second was to devise a predictive model for prolonged LOS in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) based on preoperative factors available at admission and to compare it against two existing cardiac stratification systems. El Camino Hospital, a 395-bed multi-specialty community hospital in Mountain View, Calif., places a high priority on keeping patients safe. Factors associated with a prolonged length of stay after acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Improving and reducing length of stay (LOS) improves financial, operational, and clinical outcomes by decreasing the costs of care for a patient. Existing literature suggests that this may not be true for trauma patients.