a demora média de internamento

English translation: the average length of a hospital stay

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Portuguese term or phrase:a demora média de internamento
English translation:the average length of a hospital stay
Entered by: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

15:33 Sep 27, 2018
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Medical - Medical (general) / Case report
Portuguese term or phrase: a demora média de internamento
How would you translate this in the context? Many thanks!

É interessante sublinhar que, en-quanto a história prévia de antibioterapia é o fator preditor mais importante para as infeções por ESBL, a demora média de internamento parece ser o principal fator de risco para a colonização por estes agentes
Sarah Webb
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:28
the average length of a hospital stay
Explanation:
Seria a minha sugestão...

his statistic shows the average length of stay in community hospitals in the U.S. in 2016, sorted by state. In that year, the average length of a hospital stay in Wyoming was 8.8 days, compared to just 4.8 days in Arizona.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/632348/hospital-average-...
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 23:28
Grading comment
Thank everyone, once I finished the translation and this cropped up a few times I could see that this was the correct translation.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3the average length of a hospital stay
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4 +1average delay in hospital stay
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
4 +1the average wait for hospital admission
Oliver Simões


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
average delay in hospital stay


Explanation:
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 217

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agree  Douglas Bissell: Yes, the delay is what is importanr
15 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the average length of a hospital stay


Explanation:
Seria a minha sugestão...

his statistic shows the average length of stay in community hospitals in the U.S. in 2016, sorted by state. In that year, the average length of a hospital stay in Wyoming was 8.8 days, compared to just 4.8 days in Arizona.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/632348/hospital-average-...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 23:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 95
Grading comment
Thank everyone, once I finished the translation and this cropped up a few times I could see that this was the correct translation.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Mario!

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Muriel!

agree  Margarida Ataide
23 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Margarida!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the average wait for hospital admission


Explanation:
It seems to me that internamento is being used in the sense of hospital admission. The longer a patient has to wait to be admitted, the higher the risks of infection.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2018-09-27 19:18:09 GMT)
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Hmmm. Not so sure.

Example sentence(s):
  • For example, the average wait for hospital admission for residents of health authority may be no different from the national average.

    Reference: http://www.ces-asso.org/sites/default/files/H9-Hauck.pdf
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 15:28
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 76

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor
3 hrs
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