The study, published in the July 2009 issue of Orthopedics, found that when the surgery patients were managed by hospitalists, they were discharged an average of 1.7 days earlier and had higher patient satisfaction results than a control group.
The Maywood, Ill-based hospital’s study included patients who underwent complex procedures such as foot reconstructions and had risk factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart and kidney problems.
Read Loyola University Health System’s release on using hospitalists for surgery patients.
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