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    Authors
    Evans, D S
    Kiernan, R
    Corcoran, R
    Glacken, M
    O'Shea, M
    Affiliation
    Department of Public Health, HSE West, Merlin Park Hospital, Galway.
    Issue Date
    2012-01
    MeSH
    Acute Disease
    Analysis of Variance
    Bed Occupancy
    Chi-Square Distribution
    Female
    Hospitals, University
    Humans
    Ireland
    Length of Stay
    Male
    Middle Aged
    Neoplasms
    Patient Admission
    Quality Assurance, Health Care
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    Review of acute cancer beds. 2012, 105 (1):13-5 Ir Med J
    Publisher
    Irish Medical Journal (IMJ)
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    Irish medical journal
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/233131
    PubMed ID
    22397206
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    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22397206
    Abstract
    A review of admissions to cancer services at University Hospital Galway (UHG) was undertaken to assess the appropriateness of hospital usage. All cancer specialty patients admitted from 26-28 May 2009 were reviewed (n = 82). Chi square tests, Exact tests, and One-way ANOVA were utilised to analyse key issues emerging from the data. Fifty (61%) were classified as emergencies. Twenty three (67%) occupied a designated cancer bed with 24 (30%) in outlying non-oncology wards. The mean length of stay was 29.3 days. Possible alternatives to admission were identified for 15 (19%) patients. There was no evidence of discharge planning for 50 (60%) admissions. There is considerable potential to make more appropriate utilisation of UHG for cancer patients, particularly in terms of reducing bed days and length of stay and the proportion of emergency cancer admissions, and further developing integrated systems of discharge planning.
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    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0332-3102
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