Bed utilization study in paediatric medical patients at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados
West Indian med. j
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36(3): 159-62, Sept. 1987. tab
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ABSTRACT
Details of a bed utilisation study of 1,654 paediatric medical ward admissisons to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados, during 1983 ara analysed. Forty-one per cent of admissisons had a respiratory problem, 14% had infections diseases, 9% central nervous system conditions, and 36% had diseases of other systems. Analysis of hospital stay revealed that 20% of patients spent less than 24 hours and these mostly for bronchial astma (31%), repiratory tract infections (15%), and gastroenteritis (10%). Most long-stay patients had either congenital heart disease (12%), social problems (11%) or diabetes mellitus (10%).. We recommend that the establishment of a short-stay unit could eliminate 20% of admissions, spent less than 24hours. A further 21% (poisoning and gastroenteritis) could be significantly reduced with good health education
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LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Maladies de l'appareil respiratoire
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Taux d'occupation des lits
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Maladies du système nerveux central
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Bilan opérationnel
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Unités hospitalières
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Infections
Limites du sujet:
Enfant
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
Pays comme sujet:
Barbade
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Caraïbes anglaises
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
West Indian med. j
Thème du journal:
Médicament
Année:
1987
Type:
Article
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