Length of stay
Length of Stay (LOS)
Length of Stay (LOS) is a term used in healthcare to describe the duration of a single episode of hospitalization. Inpatient days are calculated by subtracting day of admission from day of discharge.
Pronunciation
Length of Stay: /lɛŋkθ ɒv steɪ/
Etymology
The term "Length of Stay" is derived from the English words "length" (from Old English 'lenge', 'lengthu' meaning 'extent'), "of" (from Old English 'of', 'af', 'æf' meaning 'away from'), and "stay" (from Old English 'stæg' meaning 'a stay, a prop, a post').
Related Terms
- Average Length of Stay (ALOS): The average length of stay in hospitals is a measure of hospital capacity management. This statistic is generally used within Health Services Research, where it can be a measure of the efficiency of hospital management.
- Short Stay: A short stay is a hospital admission that lasts for less than two nights. Patients admitted for short stays are those who require brief hospital care.
- Long Stay: A long stay is a hospital admission that lasts for more than 30 days. Long stay patients are those who require long-term hospital care.
- Discharge: Discharge is the release of a patient from a hospital or other health care facility.
- Admission: Admission is the process by which a person is received into a healthcare facility for treatment.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Length of stay
- Wikipedia's article - Length of stay
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