Uncomplicated acute renal failure and hospital resource utilization: A retrospective multicenter analysis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1049-1057

  Fischer, Michael J ^a   Brimhall, Bradley B ^b   Lezotte, Dennis C ^b   Glazner, Judith E ^b   Parikh, Chirag R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Demographic factors; Dialysis; Direct costs; Lengths of stay; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RACE; SEX ROLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 28044438723     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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