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• "Will I come home incontinent?" A retrospective file review: Incidence of development of incontinence and correlation with length of stay in acute settings for people with dementia or cognitive impairment aged 65 years and over  Academic Article
• A Profile of Inpatient Admissions to an Aged Psychiatry Service in Victoria  Academic Article
• A Saturday physiotherapy service may decrease length of stay in patients undergoing rehabilitation in hospital: a randomised controlled trial  Academic Article
• A Targeted Home- and Center-Based Exercise Program for People After Total Hip Replacement: A Randomized Clinical Trial  Academic Article
• A brief review of recent trends in Victorian intensive care, 2000-2011  Academic Article
• A cluster analysis of people on Community Treatment Orders in Victoria, Australia  Academic Article
• A cost function analysis of residential services for adults with a learning disability  Academic Article
• A retrospective observational study of the effectiveness of paliperidone palmitate on acute inpatient hospitalization rates  Academic Article
• A statewide review of postnatal care in private hospitals in Victoria, Australia  Academic Article
• A study protocol of a randomised controlled trial incorporating a health economic analysis to investigate if additional allied health services for rehabilitation reduce length of stay without compromising patient outcomes  Academic Article
• A survey of people with intellectual disabilities living in residential aged care facilities in Victoria  Academic Article
• Adding value to the STRATIFY falls risk assessment in acute hospitals  Academic Article
• Additional Saturday rehabilitation improves functional independence and quality of life and reduces length of stay: a randomized controlled trial  Academic Article
• Additional weekend therapy may reduce length of rehabilitation stay after stroke: a meta-analysis of individual patient data  Academic Article
• Aged care symposium: overview.  Academic Article
• Airway clearance techniques for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  Academic Article
• An Index of Hospital Performance  Academic Article
• An enhanced recovery after surgery program for hip and knee arthroplasty  Academic Article
• An intensive physiotherapy program improves mobility for trauma patients  Academic Article
• Assessing the impact of streaming in a regional emergency department  Academic Article
• Australian hospital services:An overview  Academic Article
• Breast-feeding and risk of hospitalization for all causes and fever of unknown origin  Academic Article
• Burn injury and long-term nervous system morbidity: a population-based cohort study  Academic Article
• Burn leads to long-term elevated admissions to hospital for gastrointestinal disease in a West Australian population based study  Academic Article
• CHERISH (collaboration for hospitalised elders reducing the impact of stays in hospital): protocol for a multi-site improvement program to reduce geriatric syndromes in older inpatients  Academic Article
• Challenges during long-term follow-up of ICU patients with and without chronic disease  Academic Article
• Changes in nutritional and functional status in longer stay patients admitted to a geriatric evaluation and management unit  Academic Article
• Characteristics of residents who thrive in nursing home environments: a cross-sectional study  Academic Article
• Cholesterol and Serum Albumin Levels as Predictors of Cross Infection, Death, and Length of Hospital Stay  Academic Article
• Clinical pathways: effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs  Academic Article
• Clinical profile of diabetic ketoacidosis in tertiary hospitals in China: a multicentre, clinic-based study  Academic Article
• Combined Effects of Chewing Ability and Dietary Diversity on Medical Service Use and Expenditures  Academic Article
• Community mental health care after self-harm: A retrospective cohort study  Academic Article
• Comparing the outcomes of the application of C&R (general service) and SCIP in the management of disturbed behaviour in mental health care  Academic Article
• Comparison of combined posterior and anterior spondylodesis versus hybrid stabilization in unstable burst fractures at the thoracolumbar spine in patients between 60 and 70 years of age  Academic Article
• Complications Related to Cardiac Rhythm Management Device Therapy and Their Financial Implication: A Prospective Single-Center Two-Year Survey  Academic Article
• Confidence intervals for the standardized effect arising in the comparison of two normal populations  Academic Article
• Cystectomy in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury: Indications and Long-Term Outcomes  Academic Article
• Decision polarization among rehabilitation team recommendations concerning discharge housing for stroke patients  Academic Article
• Delayed discharge in alcohol-related dementia: consequences and possibilities for improvement  Academic Article
• Describing Chinese hospital activity with diagnosis related groups (DRGs)  Academic Article
• Determining client cognitive status following mild traumatic brain injury  Academic Article
• Diagnosis related groups: Towards a constructive application for Victoria  Academic Article
• Discharge planning from hospital [review]  Academic Article
• Discharge planning from hospital to home  Academic Article
• Discharge planning from hospital to home  Academic Article
• Disparities in pre-eclampsia and eclampsia among immigrant women giving birth in six industrialised countries  Academic Article
• Does Co-morbidity Provide Significant Improvement on Age Adjustment when Predicting Medical Outcomes?  Academic Article
• Does English proficiency impact on health outcomes for inpatients undergoing stroke rehabilitation?  Academic Article
• Early discharge and risk for postnatal depression  Academic Article
• Early discharge: no evidence of adverse outcomes in three consecutive population-based Australian surveys of recent mothers, conducted in 1989, 1994 and 2000  Academic Article
• Early mobilization of patients who have had a hip or knee joint replacement reduces length of stay in hospital: a systematic review  Academic Article
• Early obstetric discharge: does it make a difference to health outcomes?  Academic Article
• Early postnatal discharge from hospital for healthy mothers and term infants  Academic Article
• Economic evaluation of ivabradine in the treatment of chronic heart failure in Greece  Academic Article
• Effect of an on-site emergency physician in a rural emergency department at night.  Academic Article
• Effect of intubation for gamma-hydroxybutyric acid overdose on emergency department length of stay and hospital admission  Academic Article
• Elderly Taiwanese who spend more on fruits and vegetables and less on animal-derived foods use less medical services and incur lower medical costs  Academic Article
• Electronic bed weighing vs daily fluid balance changes after cardiac surgery  Academic Article
• Empirical Aspects of Linking Intensive Care Registry Data to Hospital Discharge Data without the use of Direct Patient Identifiers  Academic Article
• Exploring pathways towards improving patient experience of robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP): assessing patient satisfaction and attitudes  Academic Article
• Extra Physical Therapy Reduces Patient Length of Stay and Improves Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life in People With Acute or Subacute Conditions: A Systematic Review  Academic Article
• Factors That Lead to Successful Community Integration Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury  Academic Article
• Feeding infants directly at the breast during the postpartum hospital stay is associated with increased breastfeeding at 6 months postpartum: a prospective cohort study  Academic Article
• Filgrastim in Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile Neutropenia: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial  Academic Article
• Funding Victoria's public hospitals: The casemix policy of 2000-2001  Academic Article
• HIP4Hips (High Intensity Physiotherapy for Hip fractures in the acute hospital setting): a randomised controlled trial  Academic Article
• Hospital services in Tasmania  Academic Article
• Hospital stay and discharge outcomes after knee arthroplasty  Academic Article
• Hospital stay and discharge outcomes after knee arthroplasty: Implications for physiotherapy practice  Academic Article
• Hospitalised hot tap water scald patients following the introduction of regulations in NSW, Australia: Who have we missed?  Academic Article
• Identification of Malnutrition in Critically Ill Patients via the Subjective Global Assessment Tool  Letter
• Identifying clusters of falls-related hospital admissions to inform population targets for prioritising falls prevention programmes  Academic Article
• Impact of Dementia on Hospitalization  Academic Article
• Impact of Home Versus Clinic-Based Management of Chronic Heart Failure  Academic Article
• Increased admissions for musculoskeletal diseases after burns sustained during childhood and adolescence  Academic Article
• Interventions for acute stroke management in Africa: a systematic review of the evidence  Academic Article
• Is the organisation and structure of hospital postnatal care a barrier to quality care? Findings from a state-wide review in Victoria, Australia  Academic Article
• Linking data to improve health outcomes  Academic Article
• Long term cardiovascular impacts after burn and non-burn trauma: A comparative population-based study  Academic Article
• Long-term Effects of Pediatric Burns on the Circulatory System  Academic Article
• Long-term musculoskeletal morbidity after adult burn injury: a population-based cohort study  Academic Article
• Mapping patient flow in a regional Australian emergency department: A model driven approach  Academic Article
• Medical costs of a low skeletal muscle mass are modulated by dietary diversity and physical activity in community-dwelling older Taiwanese: a longitudinal study  Academic Article
• Metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a benchmark for quality end-of-life cancer care?  Academic Article
• Minimizing Adverse Effects on Patients of Involuntary Relocation From Long-Stay Wards to Community Residences  Academic Article
• Nutritional status, nutrition practices and post-operative complications in patients with gastrointestinal cancer  Academic Article
• Obesity and the Emergency Short Stay Unit  Academic Article
• Older Australians and hospital care  Academic Article
• Outcomes of a Shoulder Treatment Flowchart in Patients With Axillary Burns  Academic Article
• Outcomes of cystocele repair surgery in relation to different anesthesia methods  Academic Article
• Palliative care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: exploring the landscape  Academic Article
• Parents' views on reduced length of stay for their asthmatic children [10]  Academic Article
• Pathways to DRG-based hospital payment systems in Japan, Korea, and Thailand  Academic Article
• Patients’ perceptions of interactions with hospital staff are associated with hospital readmissions: a national survey of 4535 hospitals  Academic Article
• Patterns-of-care and health economic analysis of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in the Australian public health system  Academic Article
• Payment policy for chemotherapy in public hospitals: a case for splitting DRG 780/R63Z  Academic Article
• Physical Therapists as Primary Practitioners in the Emergency Department: Six-Month Prospective Practice Analysis  Academic Article
• Physical conditioning and mental stress reduction - a randomised trial in patients undergoing cardiac surgery  Academic Article
• Positron emission tomography with selected mediastinoscopy compared to routine mediastinoscopy offers cost and clinical outcome benefits for pre-operative staging of non-small cell lung cancer  Academic Article
• Pre-pregnancy BMI: Costs associated with maternal underweight and obesity in Queensland  Academic Article
• Prediction of community integration and vocational outcome 2-5 years after traumatic brain injury rehabilitation in Australia  Academic Article
• Prehospital notification for major trauma patients requiring emergency hospital transport: A systematic review  Academic Article
• Prevalence and cost of musculoskeletal disorders: A population-based, public hospital system healthcare consumption approach  Academic Article
• Primary contact physiotherapy in emergency departments can reduce length of stay for patients with peripheral musculoskeletal injuries compared with secondary contact physiotherapy: a prospective non-randomised controlled trial  Academic Article
• Quantifying Physical Activity Levels of Survivors of Intensive Care: A Prospective Observational Study  Academic Article
• Quantifying the excess cost and resource utilisation for patients with complications associated with elective knee arthroscopy: A retrospective cohort study  Academic Article
• Radiation dosing in the investigation and follow-up of urolithiasis: Comparison between historical and contemporary practices  Academic Article
• Radical prostatectomy in obese patients: Improved surgical outcomes in recent years  Academic Article
• Relationship between frailty and discharge outcomes in subacute care  Academic Article
• Residents’ engagement in everyday activities and its association with thriving in nursing homes  Academic Article
• Respiratory Morbidity After Childhood Burns: A 10-Year Follow-up Study  Academic Article
• Rest easy? Is bed rest really necessary after surgical repair of an ankle fracture?  Academic Article
• Review article: Leaving the emergency department without being seen  Academic Article
• Risk factors for peri-procedural arterial ischaemic stroke in children with cardiac disease  Academic Article
• Role of the Extended Lymphadenectomy in Gastric Cancer Surgery: Experience in a Single Institution  Academic Article
• Safety and feasibility of a self monitored, home-based phase II exercise program for high risk patients after cardiac surgery  Academic Article
• Sick leave after traumatic brain injury The person or the diagnosis - Which has greater impact?  Academic Article
• Side-to-side aorto-goretex central shunt warrants central shunt patency and pulmonary arteries growth  Academic Article
• Standard versus atrial fibrillation-specific management strategy (SAFETY) to reduce recurrent admission and prolong survival: pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial  Academic Article
• Step Tests Are Safe for Assessing Functional Capacity in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Lung Diseases  Academic Article
• Study protocol for two randomized controlled trials examining the effectiveness and safety of current weekend allied health services and a new stakeholder-driven model for acute medical/surgical patients versus no weekend allied health services  Academic Article
• Survival of critically ill patients hospitalized in and out of intensive care units under paucity of intensive care unit beds*  Academic Article
• THE COSTS OF TREATING BREAST CANCER IN AUSTRALIA AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR BREAST CANCER SCREENING  Academic Article
• Targeted postoperative care improves discharge outcome after hip or knee arthroplasty1,211No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the author(s) or on any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.22Reprints are not available from the authors.  Academic Article
• The Costs and Effects of Early Discharge in the Management of Fractured Hip  Academic Article
• The Costs and Effects of Early Discharge in the Management of Fractured Hip—A Correction  Academic Article
• The burden of hospitalised fall-related injury in community-dwelling older people in Victoria: A database study  Academic Article
• The characteristics, management and outcomes of people identified with mental health issues in an emergency department, Melbourne, Australia  Academic Article
• The early postnatal period: Exploring women's views, expectations and experiences of care using focus groups in Victoria, Australia  Academic Article
• The effect of additional physiotherapy to hospital inpatients outside of regular business hours: A systematic review  Academic Article
• The effects of a high-intensity functional exercise group on clinical outcomes in hospitalised older adults: an assessor-blinded, randomised-controlled trial.  Academic Article
• The effects of active mobilisation and rehabilitation in ICU on mortality and function: a systematic review  Academic Article
• The effects on hospital use and costs of a domiciliary palliative care nursing service.  Academic Article
• The experiences of postpartum hospital stay and returning home among Thai mothers in Australia  Academic Article
• The incidence and burden of hospital-treated sports-related injury in people aged 15+years in Victoria, Australia, 2004-2010: a future epidemic of osteoarthritis?  Academic Article
• The incidence and cost of adverse events in Victorian hospitals 2003-04  Academic Article
• The incidence and cost of cardiac surgery adverse events in Australian (Victorian) hospitals 2003–2004  Academic Article
• The increasing burden of pelvic fractures in older people, New South Wales, Australia  Academic Article
• The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity on a coronary care ward  Academic Article
• The role of cystectomy in elderly patients - A multicentre analysis  Academic Article
• The role of the clinical nurse co-ordinator in the provision of cost-effective orthopaedic services for elderly people  Academic Article
• The value of early discharge: Dispelling some myths  Academic Article
• To stay or not to stay: are fears about shorter postnatal hospital stays justified?  Academic Article
• Tracheostomy teams reduce total tracheostomy time and increase speaking valve use: A systematic review and meta-analysis  Academic Article
• Trends in Fontan surgery and risk factors for early adverse outcomes after Fontan surgery: The Australia and New Zealand Fontan Registry experience  Academic Article
• Trends in the use of hospital beds by older people in Australia: 1993-2002  Academic Article
• Understanding the long-term impacts of burn on the cardiovascular system  Academic Article
• Use of Cumulative Incidence of Novel Influenza A/H1N1 in Foreign Travelers to Estimate Lower Bounds on Cumulative Incidence in Mexico  Academic Article
• Utilizing community pharmacy dispensing records to disclose errors in hospital admission drug charts  Academic Article
• What is the future of the hospital system?  Academic Article
• Women's views of postnatal care in the context of the increasing pressure on postnatal beds in Australia  Academic Article
• ‘Care in a chair’ – The impact of an overcrowded Emergency Department on the time to treatment and length of stay of self-presenting patients with abdominal pain  Academic Article