A beta-lactam antibiotic and first-generation cephalosporin with bactericidal activity. Cefazolin binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall.
This incentive is reflected in the drop in average hospital length-of-stay among the elderly from 10.7 days in 1980 to 6.1 days in 1999.1. As hospital length-of-stay fell, the role of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), home health agencies, and other postacute care providers expanded.
Figure 3 shows that the state-level average length of a MH stay ranged from 4.0 to 14.0 days (in contrast to a national average of 8.0 days). The range in the length of SA stays was narrower: from 3.2 to 6.2 days across the states examined here (in contrast to the national average of 4.8 days). Variations in the average length of stay can reflect state-level differences in case-mix, treatment practices, presence of