Table 4.

Reasons for inappropriate hospital stay20 (N = 272)

Reasons for inappropriate hospital stay	n (%)
Awaiting complementary tests	79 (29.0)
Awaiting the results of complementary tests	51 (18.8)
Awaiting surgical procedures	3 (1.1)
Awaiting specialist consultations	48 (17.6)
Awaiting extra hospital care to be arranged and unavailable extra hospital resources, including the availability of long-term or palliative care beds or rehabilitation	59 (21.7)
Awaiting transfer to intensive care or admission to another programme or in-home care or awaiting transfer to other departments within the same hospital	3 (1.1)
Inadequate family support	29 (10.7)