… be generalized to older hospitalized patients in other regions of Italy, as well as in several
other Western countries. In contrast, our findings regarding prolonged stay are influenced by …

… severity of illness, drug prescription, and outcomes in hospitalized patients ( 3 ), we linked
changes in serum creatinine (SCr) with in-hospital mortality, LOS, and costs. We hypothesized …

… The attributable lengths of stay and costs of hospitalization for ADEs are substantial. An ADE
is associated with a significantly prolonged length of stay, increased economic burden, and …

… If there was more than one category for the same patient, a 2nd and 3rd diagnostic category
was coded. During hospitalization patient charts were reviewed approximately every two …

… of hospital … hospital patients from different departments over a period of 5 years. This will
be the basis for a running example illustrating the alternative models of patients length of stay. …

… of weight loss during the hospitalization period, which is … hospital, in which 31% of hospitalized
patients showed decline in nutritional status during hospitalization17. Half of patients did …

… We sought to analyze the impact of length of stay on readmission risk in an inpatient … assess
whether patients with a lower length of stays were readmitted more frequently to the hospital. …

… The purpose of this study was therefore to investigate the association between GV and length
of stay (LOS) and 90-day mortality in noncritically ill hospitalized patients. We hypothesize …

… after hospitalization to ensure that appropriate nutrition intervention, as indicated by medical
patients… The prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized patients has been studied previously. …

… Reasons for the high prevalence of malnutrition among hospitalized patients include poor …
1), and patients being at nutritional risk before hospital admittance. To alleviate a patient’s risk …