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Table 5 Coefficients of nursing cost by DRG and by SOI according to the methodology used (minutes of nursing care vs. LOS)

From: Variability of nursing care by APR-DRG and by severity of illness in a sample of nine Belgian hospitals

CVs of nursing costs

Minutes of nursing care

LOS

Max

2.04

1.46

Min

0.49

0.26

Mean

0.92

0.71

Median

0.84

0.65