Length of hospital stay
Length of hospital stay has been studied in 1 paper since 2021: 1 observational study in people. The newest paper, Dec 1, 2021: “Length of hospital stay following hip fracture and risk of 30 and 90 day mortality in a United Kingdom cohort”.
1 paper studies it2 findingsUpdated
“the highest risk factor for 30-day mortality was a LOS of 10 days or less with a hazard ratio of 7.26”
None of its findings points the other way.
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Humans1
What did studies of Length of hospital stay find?
1Studies of Length of hospital stay measured 1 outcome; the most studied are 90-day mortality (1 study).
90-day mortality
no changein humans1
1 study
90-day mortality
no changein humans1
Length of hospital stay has no effect on 90-day mortality in humans.
“A LOS of 10 days or less was not associated with increased mortality at 90-days.”
HumansFollowing hip fracture; excluding patients who died during the index admissionHospital stay of 10 days or less90 daysn = 1,228
Acta orthopaedica Belgica
What is Length of hospital stay linked with?
1Studies link Length of hospital stay with 1 measure, most often 30-day mortality (1 study).
30-day mortality
upin humans1HR 7.26
1 study
30-day mortality
upin humans1HR 7.26
Length of hospital stay is associated with 30-day mortality in humans (HR 7.26, 95% CI 2.56–20.51).
“the highest risk factor for 30-day mortality was a LOS of 10 days or less with a hazard ratio of 7.26”
HumansFollowing hip fracture; excluding patients who died during the index admissionHospital stay of 10 days or less30 daysn = 1,228
Acta orthopaedica Belgica