Discharge delay in patients with community-acquired pneumonia managed on a critical pathway

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-113

  Moeller, Jeremy J ^a   Ma, Martin ^a   Hernandez, Paul ^b   Marrie, Thomas ^c   Touchie, Claire ^d   Patrick, Ward ^b,e  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Critical pathway; Discharge criteria; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COGNITION; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA SEVERITY INDEX; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 33745112277     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2006/375645     Document Type: Article

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