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* Admit Date/Time: 20 May 2008 11:30 | * Admit Date/Time: 20 May 2008 11:30 | ||
* Discharge Date/Time: 21 May 2008 17:45 | * Discharge Date/Time: 21 May 2008 17:45 | ||
* LOS = 1.260 (3 | * LOS = 1.260 (3 decimal digit accuracy is used for individual patients, 1 digit for averages) | ||
Revision as of 16:48, 25 May 2009
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)
Note: The number of days for TISS (ICU) and ITISS (Medicine) can be different than the LOS because the 2 hour rule applies.