Categorizing short term readmissions in an academic emergency department in North India: exploring approaches to reduce them

Autor: Tamorish Kole, Dolly Chandrabhan Yadav, Prasad Chidanandan Siddalingeswara
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: International Journal of Emergency Medicine
ISSN: 1865-1380
1865-1372
DOI: 10.1186/1865-1380-8-s1-o2
Popis: Readmissions in the ED are multifaceted. A recent meta-analysis showed that less than a quarter of readmissions could be considered avoidable [1]. Less is known regarding the systemic causes of readmissions [1]. Research till now, has focused on the risk factors predictive of readmissions and identifying the most common diagnosis [2-4]. A study was undertaken to identify factors associated with this quality care indicator.
Databáze: OpenAIRE