Velazco Jorge F, Ghamande Shekhar, Surani Salim
a Department of Pulmonary , Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Texas A&M University , College Station, TX , USA.
Hosp Pract (1995). 2017 Oct;45(4):175-179. doi: 10.1080/21548331.2017.1349535. Epub 2017 Jul 12.
Long-term acute care hospitals (LTACs) are health care facilities capable of admitting complex patients with high acuity that are unable to return home after hospitalization in acute care. Its defining characteristic is to accommodate patients for a length of stay greater than 25 days, however, little is known about its role of preventing hospital readmissions. Created in the 1980s, these facilities were designed to help acute care facilities improve their resource management, expenditures, and quality of care. Although these units were initially created for chronic ventilator weaning, their scope of practice has broadened. This article analyzes studies and suggests role of LTACs in reducing hospital readmissions.
长期急性护理医院（LTACs）是能够收治病情复杂、急性病严重且在急性护理住院后无法回家的患者的医疗保健机构。其显著特点是能够为患者提供超过25天的住院服务，然而，对于其在预防医院再入院方面的作用却知之甚少。这些机构创建于20世纪80年代，旨在帮助急性护理机构改善资源管理、支出和护理质量。尽管这些科室最初是为慢性呼吸机撤机而设立的，但其业务范围已经扩大。本文分析了相关研究，并提出了长期急性护理医院在减少医院再入院方面的作用。
