title: Congestive heart failure admissions: factors related to hospital length of stay.
abstract: Congestive heart failure (CHF) is an illness that affects millions of Americans each year; the cost associated with treatment and care is extensive. This study was based on a total of 480 patients admitted to the Mercy Hospital in Miami, Florida, during 2005. Average length of stay was significantly different based upon type of health insurance, race/ethnicity, marital status, admission source, attending physician specialty, discharge disposition, number of consultations while admitted, surgical procedure, and illness severity. The study results provide hospital executives with vital information for clinical and administrative CHF-related admissions management.
authors.affiliation: MS Health Services Administration, School of Natural and Health Sciences, Barry University, 11300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161, USA. evelis@mail.barry.edu
authors.forename: Evelio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Velis
authors.forename: Alan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Whiteman
authors.forename: Gloria S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Caballero
authors.forename: Berta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cabrera
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: Jeffery
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ritter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019992:Databases as Topic; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome