Emergency short-stay unit as an effective alternative to in-hospital admission for acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 486-487

  Salazar, Albert ^a   Juan, Antoni ^a   Ballbe, Ricard ^a   Corbella, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SPAIN;

EID: 34248196924     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.03.010     Document Type: Letter

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