Patients may be hospitalized longer or face higher risk of death when seen by an experienced physician compared to a physician who received his or her medical license in the past five years, according to findings in the American Journal of Medicine.
The study examined 59 physicians and 6,572 admissions to find physicians with more years in practice were associated with longer mean lengths of patient stay. The study broke experience into four levels: 0-5 years, 6-10 years, 11-20 years and more than 20 years. Corresponding mean lengths of patient stay were 4.77, 5.29, 5.42 and 5.31.
Physicians with more than 20 years in practice had higher risks for in-hospital mortality and 30-day mortality than inpatients of physicians with 0-5 years in practice.
Read the study in the American Journal of Medicine on physician experience and patient mortality.
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The study examined 59 physicians and 6,572 admissions to find physicians with more years in practice were associated with longer mean lengths of patient stay. The study broke experience into four levels: 0-5 years, 6-10 years, 11-20 years and more than 20 years. Corresponding mean lengths of patient stay were 4.77, 5.29, 5.42 and 5.31.
Physicians with more than 20 years in practice had higher risks for in-hospital mortality and 30-day mortality than inpatients of physicians with 0-5 years in practice.
Read the study in the American Journal of Medicine on physician experience and patient mortality.
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