The Influence of a Clinical Pathway on Mean Length of Hospital Stay of Ischemic Stroke Patients
- VernacularTitle:缺血性中风临床路径对缩短患者住院时间的影响
- Author:
Yefeng CAI
;
Baoxin DU
;
Xinchun ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
ischemic stroke;
clinical pathway;
evaluation;
hospital stay
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2006;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the influence of a clinical pathway on mean length of hospital stay of ischemic stroke patients. Methods The study performed retrospective cohort study of stroke patients which were hospitalized in the Guangdong provincial hospital of TCM corresponding to the periods immediately before and after the implementation of the clinical pathway. The outcome measure was mean length of hospital stay. Results Mean length of hospital stay was significantly shortened after implementing clinical pathway. Conclusions The implementation of the ischemic stroke clinical pathway can shorten mean length of hospital stay of ischemic stroke patients and improve the utilization of medical source.
