Length of Hospital Stay and Its Associated Factors among Surgical Patients in Hospital Serdang

Sulaiman, Siti Nursyfiqah (2022) Length of Hospital Stay and Its Associated Factors among Surgical Patients in Hospital Serdang. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Hospital length of stay (LOS) is one of the measurable indicators which can be used to evaluate hospital administration, operative performance and quality of patient care. Prolonged LOS have been associated with poor outcomes in patients and inefficient use of hospital resources. Due to scarcity of findings on this field in Malaysia, this study aims to identify the factors affecting LOS. A single health facility-based retrospective crosssectional study was conducted in Hospital Serdang. Data of patients who were admitted in surgical ward from 2017 to 2021 were retrieved. A total of 114 surgical patients’ data were analysed of which mostly were adults (72.8%), female (69.3%) and Malay (67.5%). The mean LOS was 5.90 ± 4.35 days. Pearson correlation revealed age (r = 0.309, p = 0.001) and preoperative albumin (r = -0.397, p <0.001) having significant correlation with LOS. An independent samples t-test showed that male had significantly higher mean LOS compared to female (t = 2.653, p = 0.009). Surprisingly, having been seen by dietitians and being supplemented by oral nutrition supplements (ONS) had longer stay compared to groups who were not seen by dietitian and given ONS respectively (t = 4.278, p<0.001), (t = 3.111, p = 0.002). Those who had moderate and high risk of malnutrition spent approximately 3.27 days longer hospitalization compared to low-risk patients (t = -2.868, p = 0.007). Factors that influence LOS are age, gender, preoperative albumin, seen by dietitian, risk of malnutrition and oral nutrition supplementation.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor
Date Deposited:	16 Aug 2023 04:24
Last Modified:	16 Aug 2023 04:24
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/995

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