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Miani C, Ball S, Pitchforth E, et al. Organisational interventions to reduce length of stay in hospital: a rapid evidence assessment. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2014 Dec. (Health Services and Delivery Research, No. 2.52.)

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List of abbreviations

A&E

accident and emergency

CI

confidence interval

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

ED

emergency department

EHSD

early home-supported discharge

ESD

early supported discharge

EU

European Union

GP

general practitioner

GRADE

Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation

HELP

Hospital Elder Life Program

HMIC

Health Management Information Consortium

HR

hazard ratio

ICU

intensive care unit

IRR

incidence rate ratio

MeSH

Medical Subject Headings

OPAL

Older People Assessment Liaison

OR

odds ratio

PbR

payment by results

PPI

patient and public involvement

QIPP

Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention

RCT

randomised controlled trial

REA

rapid evidence assessment

RR

risk ratio

SD

standard deviation

SIGLE

System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe

SMD

standardised mean difference

WMD

weighted mean difference

Copyright © Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2014. This work was produced by Miani et al. under the terms of a commissioning contract issued by the Secretary of State for Health. This issue may be freely reproduced for the purposes of private research and study and extracts (or indeed, the full report) may be included in professional journals provided that suitable acknowledgement is made and the reproduction is not associated with any form of advertising. Applications for commercial reproduction should be addressed to: NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK.

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