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The Predictive Factors on Extended Hospital Length of Stay in Patients with AMI: Laboratory and Administrative Data

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The length of hospital stay (LOS) is an important measure of efficiency in the use of hospital resources. Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), as one of the diseases with higher mortality and LOS variability in the OECD countries, has been studied with predominant use of administrative data, particularly on mortality risk adjustment, failing investigation in the resource planning and specifically in LOS. This paper presents results of a predictive model for extended LOS (LOSE - above 75th percentile of LOS) using both administrative and clinical data, namely laboratory data, in order to develop a decision support system. Laboratory and administrative data of a Portuguese hospital were included, using logistic regression to develop this predictive model. A model with three laboratory data and seven administrative data variables (six comorbidities and age ≥ 69 years), with excellent discriminative ability and a good calibration, was obtained. The model validation shows also good results. Comorbidities were relevant predictors, mainly diabetes with complications, showing the highest odds of LOSE (OR = 37,83; p = 0,001). AMI patients with comorbidities (diabetes with complications, cerebrovascular disease, shock, respiratory infections, pulmonary oedema), with pO2 above level, aged 69 years or older, with cardiac dysrhythmia, neutrophils above level, pO2 below level, and prothrombin time above level, showed increased risk of extended LOS. Our findings are consistent with studies that refer these variables as predictors of increased risk.

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We want to thank to Centro Hospitalar de Setúbal, EPE and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (UID/MAT/04561/2013) for their support.

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  1. Public Health Research Center, Department of Health Systems Policy and Management, National School of Public Health, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

    Teresa Magalhães & Sílvia Lopes

  2. Centro de Matemática e Aplicações Fundamentais, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

    João Gomes

  3. Centro Hospitalar de Setúbal, EPE, Setúbal, Portugal

    Filipe Seixo

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Magalhães, T., Lopes, S., Gomes, J. et al. The Predictive Factors on Extended Hospital Length of Stay in Patients with AMI: Laboratory and Administrative Data. J Med Syst 40, 2 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-015-0363-7

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