Big variations in hospital stays - BBC Health News 17th January 2008

Friday, January 18, 2008

There are big variations in the amount of time a patient remains in hospital following standard surgery in England, research suggests. The study, by analysts Dr Foster, found differences of up to three weeks for hip replacement patients. The longest in-patient stay for bowel surgery patients was 16 days longer than the shortest.

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