Prolonged hospitalization in Brazil: clinical need or systemic failure?
Most hospital days were not due to clinical needs. Diagnostic and specialist delays, especially in the public system, were key contributors to prolonged length of stay, highlighting structural inefficiencies and the need for system-wide reforms.
Authors
- Cassiano Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7651-3799)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.20250913
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00