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11708397

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-15
pubmed:abstractText
To determine the extent of inappropriate hospital use, to investigate factors related to variations in appropriateness, and to identify reasons for inappropriateness, the Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol (AEP) was applied to 2,067 patient days in two hospitals between March 1997 and 1998 in Ankara, Turkey. A substantial amount of inappropriate utilization was found in both hospitals (34.2%, 24.6%). Factors affecting the appropriateness of hospital utilization and reasons for inappropriateness were varied and presented by internal medicine, general surgery, and gynecology services. In general, results of the logistic regression analysis indicated that inappropriateness was significantly associated with admission number (first admission/readmission), admission route (emergent/non-emergent), and day of the week. The most common reason for inappropriateness was diagnostic procedures and/or treatments that could have been carried out on an ambulatory basis. This study demonstrates that the AEP can be used as a tool to improve the efficiency of the Turkish hospitals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0148-5598
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
373-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Factors affecting appropriateness of hospital utilization in two hospitals in Turkey.
pubmed:affiliation
Takemi Program in International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. sdkaya@hacettepe.edu.tr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't