A physician-centred intervention to shorten hospital stay: a pilot study

Table 1: Mean lengths of stay on 2 general medical wards before and after introduction of admission planning checklist (intervention)   Mean length of stay (and SEM), d       Location Before intervention After intervention p value Ward A 14.7 (1.7) n = 53 11.0 (1.6) n = 52 0.02 Ward B 14.0 (1.7) n = 48 13.0 (1.1) n = 54 0.90 Total 14.4 (1.2) n = 101 12.0 (1.0) n = 106 0.13 Note: SEM = standard error of the mean.

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