Determinants of alternate-level-of-care delayed discharge among acute care survivors of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury: a population-based cohort study

D Stock, C Cowie, V Chan, A Colantonio… - … Open Access Journal, 2016 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Delayed discharge, captured as alternate-level-of-care days, represents
inefficient use of high-demand acute care resources and results in potentially poorer patient …

[HTML][HTML] Acute care alternate-level-of-care days due to delayed discharge for traumatic and non-traumatic brain injuries

C Amy, B Zagorski, V Chan, D Parsons… - Healthcare …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Alternate-level-of-care (ALC) days represent hospital beds that are taken up by
patients who would more appropriately be cared for in other settings. ALC days have been …

Determinants of discharge disposition from acute care for survivors of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury: Results from a large population-based cohort data set

B Jacob, V Chan, D Stock, A Colantonio… - Archives of Physical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To identify determinants of discharge disposition from acute care among survivors
of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HIBI), stratified by sex. Design Population-based …

Readmission following hypoxic ischemic brain injury: a population-based cohort study

V Chan, D Stock, B Jacob, N Cullen… - … Open Access Journal, 2018 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Readmission to acute care is common and is associated with indicators of
suboptimal care and health system inefficiencies. The objective of this study was to identify …

Consciousness Level and Off‐Hour Admission Affect Discharge Outcome of Acute Stroke Patients: AJ‐ASPECT Study

S Kamitani, K Nishimura, F Nakamura… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Poor outcomes have been reported for stroke patients admitted outside of
regular working hours. However, few studies have adjusted for case severity. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors associated with 31-day unplanned readmission in 50,912 discharged patients after stroke in China

T Wen, B Liu, X Wan, X Zhang, J Zhang, X Zhou… - BMC neurology, 2018 - Springer
Background Unplanned readmission within 31 days of discharge after stroke is a useful
indicator for monitoring quality of hospital care. We evaluated the risk factors associated with …

Post-acute care discharge delays for neurology inpatients: opportunity to improve patient flow

DE Roberts, RG Holloway… - Neurology: Clinical …, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
Background Hospital stays for patients discharged to post-acute care are longer and more
costly than routine discharges. Issues disrupting patient flow from hospital to post-acute care …

Identifying factors associated with acute hospital discharge dispositions in patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury

J Lu, M Gormley, A Donaldson, A Agyemang… - Brain Injury, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Identify sociodemographic, injury, and hospital-level factors associated with acute
hospital discharge dispositions following acute hospitalization for moderate-to-severe …

High risk features contributing to 30-day readmission after acute ischemic stroke: a single center retrospective case-control study

EM Loebel, M Rojas, D Wheelwright… - The …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and Purpose: Risk of 30-day stroke readmission has been attributed to medical
comorbidities, stroke severity, and hospitalization metrics. The leading etiologies appear to …

Association between out-of-hospital emergency department transfer and poor hospital outcome in critically ill stroke patients

F Rincon, T Morino, D Behrens, U Akbar, C Schorr… - Journal of critical …, 2011 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Transfer of critically ill patients from outside emergency department has
the potential for delaying the admission to the intensive care unit. We sought to determine …