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Evaluation of opening a type III/IV medical psychiatric unit by Luc A. W. Jansen; Rosemarijn R. J. Somanje-Bolweg; Andre I. Wierdsma; Jan J. V. Busschbach; Jeroen G. Lijmer is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the impact of opening a medical psychiatric unit (MPU) on a variety of outcomes. Methods: In this non-equivalent groups design, there were two groups: 'pre-MPU' and 'actual MPU'. Staff assessed whether patients in the pre-MPU group were eligible for admission to a planned MPU, resulting in virtual admissions and discharges. The actual MPU group consisted of patients admitted after opening of the MPU. Results: The length of stay (LOS) in the hospital was one day longer for patients in the MPU group (8.68 vs. 9.89, p 1⁄4 .004), but the LOS on the MPU was comparable in both groups (5.63 vs. 6.06, p 1⁄4 .231). The LOS on the intensive care unit (ICU) was longer in the MPU group (0.10 vs. 0.40, p < .001), even as the time patients were physically restraint (0.28 vs. 0.83, p < .001). In the pre-MPU group, the odds were not significantly different for involuntary commitment (OR 1⁄4 0.92; p 1⁄4 .866) and death within six months after discharge (OR 1⁄4 1.84; p 1⁄4 .196). Conclusions: Both physical restraint and ICU admission have a link with patient complexity, it therefore seemed that opening of the MPU resulted in the treatment of more comple
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- Author
- Luc A. W. Jansen; Rosemarijn R. J. Somanje-Bolweg; Andre I. Wierdsma; Jan J. V. Busschbach; Jeroen G. Lijmer
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)