Cochrane · systematic review · CD012370
Hospitalisation in short‐stay units for adults with internal medicine diseases and conditions
Strøm, C, Stefansson, JS, Fabritius, ML, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library
Effective Practice and Organisation of CareAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Short‐stay unit hospitalisation compared with usual care for internal medicine diseases and conditions
Population: participants with internal medicine diseases and conditions
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mortality at time point closest to 90 days Short‐stay unit hospitalisation vs usual care | RR 0.73 [0.47, 1.15] | 1294 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness |
Serious adverse events at time point closest to 90 days Short‐stay unit hospitalisation vs usual care | RR 0.95 [0.59, 1.54] | 1907 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness |
Quality of life at time point closest to 90 days Short‐stay unit hospitalisation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 1029 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Activities of daily living at time point closest to 90 days Short‐stay unit hospitalisation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 569 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Hospital readmission at time point closest to 90 days Short‐stay unit hospitalisation vs usual care | RR 0.8 [0.54, 1.19] | 1753 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness |
Non‐serious adverse events at time point closest to 90 days Short‐stay unit hospitalisation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 533 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Costs at time point closest to 90 days Short‐stay unit hospitalisation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 1433 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |