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dc.contributor.authorFiore, JF
dc.contributor.authorBrowning, L
dc.contributor.authorBialocerkowski, A
dc.contributor.authorGruen, RL
dc.contributor.authorFaragher, IG
dc.contributor.authorDenehy, L
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:11:19Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:11:19Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-02-14T00:17:50Z
dc.identifier.issn1462-8910
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1463-1318.2010.02477.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/49097
dc.description.abstractAim The aim of this study was to identify and synthesize the hospital discharge criteria that have been used in the colorectal surgery literature. Methods A systematic literature search was conducted using eight bibliographic databases. Searches were limited to English language journal articles published between January 1996 and October 2009. Primary research applying hospital discharge criteria following colorectal surgery was included. Study selection was made independently by two reviewers. Discharge criteria were extracted from each included study. Results The 156 studies identified by the search strategy described 70 different sets of criteria to indicate readiness for discharge. The majority of studies applied a combination of three or four criteria; those most frequently cited were tolerance of oral intake (80%), return of bowel function (70%), adequate pain control (44%) and adequate mobility (35%). End-points employed to determine the achievement of criteria were generally poorly defined. Conclusion A variety of hospital discharge criteria were applied in the colorectal surgery literature. Development of standardized criteria will allow more accurate comparison of results between studies assessing hospital length of stay or other discharge-related outcome measures.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom270
dc.relation.ispartofpageto281
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalColorectal Disease
dc.relation.ispartofvolume14
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.titleHospital discharge criteria following colorectal surgery: a systematic review
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBialocerkowski, Andrea E.


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