title: [The changes of hospitalization in our tuberculous ward after new discharge criteria].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  After new criteria for discharge from a tuberculosis ward were introduced, we studied changes in the length of hospitalization before and after adoption of these criteria.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated monthly data on hospitalization in our tuberculosis ward between April 2003 and September 2008.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although the number of complicated patients increased, hospitalization decreased after the change in discharge criteria.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After adoption of the new discharge crite-ria, the length of hospitalization in our tuberculosis ward decreased.
authors.affiliation: National Hospital Organization Matsue Medical Center, 5-8-31, Agenogi, Matsue-shi, Shimane 690-8556 Japan. yano@matsue.hosp.go.jp
authors.forename: Fumie
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mishima
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Kanako
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000639:trends*; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000628:therapy*