Uso del PMC en el estudio de la variabilidad de la estancia media hospitalaria en tres procesos quirúrgicos

Abstract

We found important differences by hospital though there is a decrease in length of stay in the last years. The administrative data bases, in spite of presenting validity problems, are a cheap and quick way of analyzing certain indicators to help in care management; given their limitations, cautious interpretation of the results is necessary.

Variabilidad de la estancia media en pacientes hospitalizados en un hospital de Traumatología durante el año 2010

“…El indicador estancia media ha sido utilizado en ocasiones para, explicar la variabilidad en la práctica clínica [3][4][5] ya que desde hace algunos años, la literatura científica revela la existencia de factores no relacionados con los pacientes, que modifican la estancia hospitalaria [6][7] .…”

Variability in the clinical practice of maintaining the patency of peripheral intravenous catheters

“…The conceptual framework of this investigation was quite broadly situated within the field of studying variations in medical practice. These studies have showed that an important part of the observed variability could be attributed to a certain degree of uncertainty with respect to what might constitute the most suitable procedure [8][9][10][11][12] . Along these lines, a second objective was to determine to what extent the practice of maintaining PIC was carried out within the limits of currently available scientific evidence.…”