• myGriffith
    • Staff portal
    • Contact Us⌄
      • Future student enquiries 1800 677 728
      • Current student enquiries 1800 154 055
      • International enquiries +61 7 3735 6425
      • General enquiries 07 3735 7111
      • Online enquiries
      • Staff phonebook
    View Item 
    •   Home
    • Griffith Research Online
    • Conference outputs
    • View Item
    • Home
    • Griffith Research Online
    • Conference outputs
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Browse

  • All of Griffith Research Online
    • Communities & Collections
    • Authors
    • By Issue Date
    • Titles
  • This Collection
    • Authors
    • By Issue Date
    • Titles
  • Statistics

  • Most Popular Items
  • Statistics by Country
  • Most Popular Authors
  • Support

  • Contact us
  • FAQs
  • Admin login

  • Login
  • Patient Lengths of stay in a regional orthogeriatrics unit

    Author(s)
    Bhattacharya, J
    Vandeurse, M
    Abeyratne, P
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Abeyratne, Pathiranage
    Year published
    2018
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    Objectives: To determine preadmission patient characteristics, incidence of post‐operative delirium and lengths of stay (LOS) in the Orthogeriatrics unit in a Tertiary Health Centre from 01/11/2017–31/01/2018, and to determine if preadmission characteristics impact LOS. Method: A retrospective review of patient records of the Orthogeriatrics unit, from 01/11/2017–31/01/2018 was conducted. Fields reviewed were: demographics, Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), anticholinergic drug burden index (ADBI), documented post‐operative delirium and total LOS in the health service. A multiple regression analysis was run to determine ...
    View more >
    Objectives: To determine preadmission patient characteristics, incidence of post‐operative delirium and lengths of stay (LOS) in the Orthogeriatrics unit in a Tertiary Health Centre from 01/11/2017–31/01/2018, and to determine if preadmission characteristics impact LOS. Method: A retrospective review of patient records of the Orthogeriatrics unit, from 01/11/2017–31/01/2018 was conducted. Fields reviewed were: demographics, Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), anticholinergic drug burden index (ADBI), documented post‐operative delirium and total LOS in the health service. A multiple regression analysis was run to determine if age, CCI and ADBI impacted on LOS. Results: 77 participants were identified – 7 were transferred preoperatively and excluded ages ranged from 59–93 years (Median 83 years.) 21 were from a residential aged care facility (RACF). Median CCI was 6 in RACF dwellers, 5 in non‐RACF dwellers. Median ADBI was 0.33 for RACF dwellers, 0 for non‐RACF dwellers. Post‐operative delirium occurred in 17 patients (24%), 10 were RACF dwellers. Median LOS for RACF dwellers was 6 days, and 16.5 days for non‐RACF dwellers. A multiple regression analysis was run to predict LOS from age, CCI and ADBI. Age was the only statistically significant factor linked with increased LOS in non‐RACF dwellers. There was no statistically significant determinant of LOS in RACF dwellers. Conclusion: Age was the only characteristic linked to longer LOS, only in non‐RACF dwellers. RACF dwellers had shorter LOS. Post‐operative delirium was noted in 24% of patients and did not affect LOS
    View less >
    Conference Title
    Australasian Journal On Ageing
    Volume
    37
    Issue
    S2
    Publisher URI
    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajag.12551
    Subject
    Medical and Health Sciences
    Studies in Human Society
    Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
    Science & Technology
    Life Sciences & Biomedicine
    Geriatrics & Gerontology
    Gerontology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/402201
    Collection
    • Conference outputs

    Footer

    Disclaimer

    • Privacy policy
    • Copyright matters
    • CRICOS Provider - 00233E

    Tagline

    • Gold Coast
    • Logan
    • Brisbane - Queensland, Australia
    First Peoples of Australia
    • Aboriginal
    • Torres Strait Islander