title: Length of stay of in-patients of a gynaecological ward in a sub-divisional hospital in West Bengal.
abstract: Bed utilisation efficiency and hospital resource utilisation are of prime importance to remove the "Hospital Bottlenecks" which in turn reduces length of stay of in-patients. The present study on in-patient system in Gynaecology Ward of a non-teaching hospital revealed that a considerable number of bed days were unnecessarily lost during various activities related to investigation, operation and post-operative stay. Overall length of stay found in this study (14.02 days) is considerably higher than Indian optimum. Average time-lags found between admission to pre-operative investigation and post-operative stay were 3.25 days and 10.22 days respectively.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Community Medicine, N.B.M. College, Siliguri.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mitra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mondal
mesh_terms: D001509:Bed Occupancy; D003363:Cost Control; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics*; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000191:economics; D013997:Time Factors