Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine (대한예방의학회)
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Determinants of Length of Hospital Stay by Insured and Non-insured Patients

의료보험환자와 일반환자의 재원기간에 관련되는 요인분석

  • Yu, Seung-Hum (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Tae-Yong (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Oh, Dae-Kyu (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • 유승흠 (연세대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 이태용 (연세대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 오대규 (연세대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Published : 1983.10.01
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Abstract

In order to determine the factors affecting the length of stay by pay status, a total of 961 in-patients medical records with appendectomy. cholecystectomy and Cesarean section discharged from the January 1979 to December 1981 from the University hospital were reviewed. Average length of stay showed no statistically significant difference by year between the insured and the non-insured patients, however multiple diagnoses and surgical complication were significantly different from single diagnosis and non-complicated cases. Surgical complication explained the length of stay mostly, and physician in discharge, multiple diagnoses, and accommodation in order for insured patients. Surgical complication, admission route, physician in charge and age in order explained the length of stay for non-insured patients.

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