Analysis Of Length Of Stay Of Patients In Emergency Care Unit Of Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia (A Case Study Of Crowther Ward)
ABSTRACT
The study entitled "Analysis of
length of stay of patients in emergency care unit of federal medical centre,
Umuahia (a case study of crowther ward)" was conducted to access the
probability distribution that best fits the length of stay of patients in the
ward. The data used in this work was secondary data collected from the Crowther
ward of the Federal Medical Centre Umuahia. The data comprises 100 patients
with their age, date of admission, diagnosis, and date of discharge, disposal
and number of days in the ward. It was seen that the number of days (length of
stay) a patient stayed in the ward followed best the Exponential 2 parameter
distribution. It was also seen that the expected length of stay of patient who
enters the ward was estimated to be 18 days on the average. The age and type of
disease was found to be some of the factors that influenced the length of stay
of patients in the Crowther ward. Aged patients (patients of the dependent
population) and patients diagnosed of fractures were found to stay much longer
than other patients in the ward. The study therefore recommends that the management
of the Crowther ward Federal Medical Centre Umuahia should provide more bed
space and quality and timely services to patients. Government, churches and
other social organizations should educate and sensitize their members on the
implications of road accidents which will help reduce the rate at which
patients are admitted into the Crowther ward and also the length of stay of
patients in the ward.
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KALU, E (2021). Analysis Of Length Of Stay Of Patients In Emergency Care Unit Of Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia (A Case Study Of Crowther Ward) . Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/analysis-of-length-of-stay-of-patients-in-emergency-care-unit-of-federal-medical-centre-umuahia-a-case-study-of-crowther-ward-7-2
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EMERUCHE, KALU. "Analysis Of Length Of Stay Of Patients In Emergency Care Unit Of Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia (A Case Study Of Crowther Ward) " Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 16 May. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/analysis-of-length-of-stay-of-patients-in-emergency-care-unit-of-federal-medical-centre-umuahia-a-case-study-of-crowther-ward-7-2