The phrase "a decrease in hospital" is not correct as it is incomplete and lacks clarity.
It could be used in a context discussing a reduction related to hospitals, but it needs additional information to convey a complete thought.
Example: "There has been a noticeable decrease in hospital admissions over the past month."
Alternatives: "a reduction in hospital" or "a decline in hospital".
A reduction in the number of infections in this population may contribute to a decrease in hospital admissions, since infections are a leading cause of hospitalization in patients on hemodialysis treatment.
A one unit increase in the ratio of outpatient visit to inpatient days would lead to a decrease in hospital expected inefficiency score by 1.75.
A unit increase in the ratio of outpatient department visits to inpatient days would lead to a decrease in hospital expected inefficiency score by 1.333, holding all other variables in the model constant.
The negative relation between outpatient visits to inpatient day ratio (Opinpdays) and hospital inefficiency score indicates that an increase in the ratio of outpatient visit to inpatient days would lead to a decrease in hospital expected inefficiency score of hospitals.
In our large cohort on critically ill diabetic patients, metformin use before admission to ICU did not affect in-hospital mortality; however, pre-admission metformin treatment was independently associated with a decrease in hospital mortality in the group of septic shock patients, even with an initial clinical presentation appearing more severe.
The bulk of reduced Medicaid spending in this pilot intervention resulted from a decrease in hospital admissions.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether daily chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing of intensive care unit (ICU) patients leads to a decrease in hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), particularly infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE).
28 A second US study found a decrease in hospital-wide MRSA but not MSSA bacteraemia during universal screening.
Furthermore, the average length of stay decreased by 16.4% resulting in a decrease in in-hospital days by 2.4%.
For example, transfer of ICU patients to long term acute care facilities, or earlier hospital discharges, may cause a decrease in the hospital mortality rate.
Though there was a decrease in mean hospital LOS, it was not calculated to be significant.
