Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is viral infection which has spread worldwide, more common in children and became one of the main causes of hospitalization.
Objectives: The aims of the study is to find factors influencing the length of hospital stay of patients with DHF admitted from 2014 to 2015 at Atma Jaya hospital.
Methods: The data of patients diagnosed with DHF admitted from 2014 to 2015 in medical records was reviewed. The Cox regression models were constructed to identify factors associated on hospital stays of more than 4 days.
Result: Out of 131 patients, two third (67.2%) had stay = 4 days while one third (32.8%) had stay greater than 4 days. The mean length of stay was 4 ± 1.6 days. The bivariate analysis showed that factors associated with increased length of hospital stay (> 4 days) such as haemoglobin levels (p = 0.05), haematocrit (p = 0.02), age (p = 0.007) and BMI (p = 0.023) are significantly. However, Cox regression analysis shows no factors correlate strongly to the length of hospital stay of patients. The haematocrit Odd Ratio Exp(B) = 1,081, gender Odd Ratio Exp(B) = 1,261 and grade of DHF Odd Ratio Exp(B) = 1,049. Only 8.1% of haematocrit, 26% of gender and 4.9% grade of DHF contributed to length of hospital stay more than 4 days, respectively.
Conclusion: Factors that associated to the length of hospital stay of patients with DHF at Atma Jaya Hospital in 2014-2015 are haematocrit, gender and the grade of DHF. |