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For our purposes, '''LOS (length of stay)''' is the combined number of '''days''' a patient spent on units on which we collect data. It is '''not''' the amount of time spent in the hospital as we don't have access to hospital admit/discharge data. | For our purposes, '''LOS (length of stay)''' is the combined number of '''days''' a patient spent on units on which we collect data. It is '''not''' the amount of time spent in the hospital as we don't have access to hospital admit/discharge data. | ||
Ward LOS and ICU LOS are included in our [[monthly report|monthly]], [[quarterly report|quarterly]] and [[annual report|annual]] reports. | Ward LOS and ICU LOS are included in our [[monthly report|monthly]], [[quarterly report|quarterly]] and [[annual report|annual]] reports. | ||
* LOS = Discharge Date/Time – Admit Date/Time. | * LOS = Discharge Date/Time – Admit Date/Time. | ||
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* Discharge Date/Time: 21 May 2008 17:45 | * Discharge Date/Time: 21 May 2008 17:45 | ||
* LOS = 1.260 (3 decimal digit accuracy is used for individual patients, 1 digit for averages) | * LOS = 1.260 (3 decimal digit accuracy is used for individual patients, 1 digit for averages) | ||
== different kinds of LOSs == | |||
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*There seem to be two different concepts, '''combined LOS''' (or hospital LOS?) and ward LOS. Do we have different names and definitions for these? Could be confusing without... Ttenbergen 14:39, 2014 January 2 (CST) | |||
**Let us call simply LOS the stay in one unit or ward and discuss in the Task Group how to call and/or define the other types of patient stays. This is really important to differentiate. [[User:JMojica|JMojica]] 15:53, 2014 January 6 (CST) | |||
== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
Revision as of 10:45, 28 February 2014
See: Length of stay under Indicator Definitions.
For our purposes, LOS (length of stay) is the combined number of days a patient spent on units on which we collect data. It is not the amount of time spent in the hospital as we don't have access to hospital admit/discharge data. Ward LOS and ICU LOS are included in our monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
- LOS = Discharge Date/Time – Admit Date/Time.
For example:
- Admit Date/Time: 20 May 2008 11:30
- Discharge Date/Time: 21 May 2008 17:45
- LOS = 1.260 (3 decimal digit accuracy is used for individual patients, 1 digit for averages)
different kinds of LOSs
- There seem to be two different concepts, combined LOS (or hospital LOS?) and ward LOS. Do we have different names and definitions for these? Could be confusing without... Ttenbergen 14:39, 2014 January 2 (CST)
- Let us call simply LOS the stay in one unit or ward and discuss in the Task Group how to call and/or define the other types of patient stays. This is really important to differentiate. JMojica 15:53, 2014 January 6 (CST)
Legacy
- resuscitated patients with a short LOS used to be ignored, Category:Arrest
- LOS vs TISS LOS - TISS76-2 hour rule used to mean that # of TISS days might be different than LOS. This is no longer the case as of TISS28.