Unnecessary hospital admissions in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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MOSADEGHRAD ALI MOHAMMAD; ISFAHANI PARVANEH

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Journal: TEHRAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL JOURNAL (TUMJ) Year:2019 | Volume:77 | Issue:6 Page(s): 392-400

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Unnecessary hospital admissions in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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MOSADEGHRAD ALI MOHAMMAD | ISFAHANI PARVANEH | Issue Writer Certificate

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patient admissionQ1

hospitalsQ1

systematic reviewQ1

meta-analysisQ1

IranQ2

Abstract

Background: Unnecessary patient admission to a hospital refers to the hospitalization of a patient without clinical indications and criteria. Various factors related to the patient (e. g., age, disease severity, payment method, and admission route and time), the physician and the hospital and its facilities and diagnostic technologies affect a patient unnecessary admission in a hospital. Unnecessary patient hospitalization increases nosocomial infections, morbidity and mortality, and decreases patient satisfaction and hospital productivity. This study aimed to measure unnecessary patient admissions in hospitals in Iran. Methods: This study was conducted using a systematic review and meta-analysis at Tehran University of Medical Science in August 2019. Seven electronic databases were searched and evaluated for original research papers published between March 2006 and 2018 on patients’ unnecessary admission to a hospital. Finally, 12 articles were selected and analyzed using comprehensive meta-analysis software. Results: All studies used the appropriateness evaluation protocol (AEP) for assessing patients’ unnecessary hospitalization in the hospitals. Overall, 2. 7% of hospital admissions were rated as inappropriate and unnecessary (CI 95%: 1. 5-4. 9%). The highest unnecessary patients’ admissions were 11. 8% in a teaching hospital in Meshginshahr city in 2016, (CI 95%: 8. 8-15. 8%) and the lowest unnecessary patients’ admissions was 0. 3% in a teaching hospital in Yasuj city in 2016 (CI 95%: 0-3. 6%). Unnecessary patient admission in public hospitals was higher than private hospitals. A significant statistical correlation was observed between unnecessary patient admission, and sample size (P<0. 05). Conclusion: The rate of unnecessary hospital admission in Iran is low. However, hospital resources are wasted due to unnecessary admissions. Expanding the primary health care network, reducing hospital beds, introducing an effective and efficient patient referral system, using a fixed provider payment method, and promoting residential and social services care at macro level, and establishing utilization management committee, using the appropriateness evaluation protocol, establishing short-stay units, and implementing quality management strategies at the hospital level are useful strategies for reducing avoidable hospital admissions.

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MOSADEGHRAD, ALI MOHAMMAD, & ISFAHANI, PARVANEH. (2019). Unnecessary hospital admissions in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis. TEHRAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL JOURNAL (TUMJ), 77(6 ), 392-400. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/406292/en

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MOSADEGHRAD ALI MOHAMMAD, ISFAHANI PARVANEH. Unnecessary hospital admissions in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis. TEHRAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL JOURNAL (TUMJ)[Internet]. 2019;77(6 ):392-400. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/406292/en

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ALI MOHAMMAD MOSADEGHRAD, and PARVANEH ISFAHANI, “Unnecessary hospital admissions in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis,” TEHRAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL JOURNAL (TUMJ), vol. 77, no. 6 , pp. 392–400, 2019, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/406292/en

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