Hospital care of postacute spinal cord lesion patients in Italy. Analysis of readmissions into the GISEM study

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 619-626

  Pagliacci, M Cristina ^a   Celani, M Grazia ^b   Spizzichino, Lorenzo ^c   Zampolini, Mauro ^d   Franceschini, Marco ^e  

^a SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b ASL 2   (Italy)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

^d ASL 3 Umbria   (Italy)

^e Ospedale di Baggiovara   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complications; Epidemiology; Length of stay; Pressure sores; Readmissions; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord lesion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REMISSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARAPLEGIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT READMISSION; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 48549095385     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31815e8145     Document Type: Article

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