Patients with prolonged hospitalization are at higher risk of in-hospital death and discharge to destinations other than home, highlighting the need to identify modifiable factors.
Patients experiencing prolonged hospitalization utilize a disproportionate proportion of bed days and are at higher risk of in-hospital death and discharge to destinations other than home. Further studies are required to identify modifiable factors contributing to prolonged hospitalization as well as the quality of end-of-life care in such admissions.
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