Why the study?
Does a physician-oriented feedback intervention reduce inappropriate hospital stays in surgical units?
Population
2719 hospital stays across 3 teaching hospitals in Alicante, Spain.
Comparison
Structured oral presentation followed by direct… vs No intervention.
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Feedback may cut inappropriate surgical stays; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice pending randomized trials.
Does a physician-oriented feedback intervention reduce inappropriate hospital stays in surgical units?
A combined intervention of feedback and physician participation in appropriateness evaluations effectively reduces inappropriate hospital stays, particularly those attributable to conservative medical patterns at discharge.
Peiró et al. (2007) studied this question.
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