Purpose: After new criteria for discharge from a tuberculosis ward were introduced, we studied changes in the length of hospitalization before and after adoption of these criteria.
Methods: We evaluated monthly data on hospitalization in our tuberculosis ward between April 2003 and September 2008.
Results: Although the number of complicated patients increased, hospitalization decreased after the change in discharge criteria.
Conclusion: After adoption of the new discharge crite-ria, the length of hospitalization in our tuberculosis ward decreased.
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