Reduction of hospital length of stay through the implementation of SAFER patient flow bundle and Red2Green days tool: a pre–post study
Mariana Benevides Santos Paiva,
Luciana de Gouvêa Viana,
Marcus Vinícius Melo de Andrade
Abstract:BackgroundIn 2018, the National Health System released the ‘Guide to reducing long hospital stays’ to stimulate improvement and decrease length of stay (LOS) in England hospitals. The SAFER patient flow bundle and Red2Green tool were described as strategies to be implemented in inpatient wards to reduce discharge delays.ObjectiveTo verify if implementing the SAFER patient flow bundle and Red2Green days tool is associated with LOS reduction in the internal medicine unit (IMU) wards of a university hospital in B… Show more
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