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- Title
Readmissions for COPD: propensity case-matched comparison between pulmonary and non-pulmonary departments.
- Authors
Wang, Ying; Stavem, Knut; Humerfelt, Sjur; Dahl, Fredrik A; Haugen, Torbjørn
- Abstract
Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is a common cause of hospitalisation, and the readmission rate is high. We aimed to determine whether patients discharged from a pulmonary department (PD) after an AECOPD episode had a lower COPD-related readmission rate during the next 12 months than comparable patients discharged from other internal medicine departments (ODs).
- Publication
The clinical respiratory journal, 2013, Vol 7, Issue 4, p375
- ISSN
1752-699X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/crj.12018