Table 3 Characteristics of datasets used in the studies
From: Forecasting the length-of-stay of pediatric patients in hospitals: a scoping review
Reference | Country | Sampling period | Sample size | Hospitals | LOS–P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[32] | USA | July 2001 to December 2007 | 100 | 1 | Median: 20 days |
[42] | USA | 2016 | 5236 | 4200 | Not informed |
[29] | Not informed | January 1992 to December 1993 | 97 | 1 | Mean: 52.8 days |
[27] | USA | August 1999 to October 1999, and April 2002 to September 2002 | 908 | 1 | Not informed |
[38] | Not informed | Not informed | 41 | 1 | Mean: 18.02 months |
[35] | USA | May 1988 to December 1989 | 96 | 1 | Mean: 71.6 days |
[21] | USA | July 2002 to December 2005 | 2254 | Not informed | Not informed |
[36] | Germany | Not informed | 1001 | 13 | Median: 104 days |
[22] | Canada | Not informed | 186 | 1 | Not informed |
[34] | Not informed | 2010 to 2015 | 96 | 1 | Mean: 18.56 days |
[24] | USA | 1990 | 558 | 1 | Mean: 23 days |
[41] | Australia | 1995 | 514 | 58 | Mean: 3.39 days |
[26] | USA | 2008 to 2011 | 23,551 | 125 | Not informed |
[3] | USA | 1998 to 2001 | 1930 | 44 | Mean: 10.4 days |
[31] | USA | Not informed | 2062 | 1 | Mean: 3.5 days |
[2] | China | January 2014 to April 2016 | 11,206 | 1 | Not informed |
[30] | Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay | January 2001 to December 2008 | 7599 | 20 | Not informed |
[43] | USA | January 2000 to December 2009 | 420 | Not informed | Not informed |
[40] | Not informed | September 1993 to December 1997 | 458 | 1 | Not informed |
[33] | Brazil | February 2001 to May 2002 | 62 | 1 | Mean: 10 days |
[20] | USA | November 2014 to March 2017 | 152 | 14 | Not informed |
[25] | USA | October 1987 to July 1988 | 393 | 1 | Mean: 23.8 days |
[23] | South Africa | January 2007 to December 2008 | 3794 | 15 | Mean: 17.9 days |
[28] | USA | January 1994 to December 1996 | 314 | 2 | Mean: 54.8 days |
[37] | Canada | October 2005 to March 2010 | 2445 | 69 | Mean: 16.31 days |
[19] | USA | April 1994 to December 1997 | 7665 | Not informed | Mean: 3.98 days |
[18] | Ireland | 1999 | 119 | 1 | Not informed |
[39] | Not informed | October 1989 to January 1996 | 2144 | 1 | Not informed |