Weekend hospital admission and discharge for heart failure: Association with quality of care and clinical outcomes

American Heart Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 451-458

  Horwich, Tamara B ^a   Hernandez, Adrian F ^b   Liang, Li ^b   Albert, Nancy M ^c   LaBresh, Kenneth A ^d   Yancy, Clyde W ^e   Fonarow, Gregg C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MassPRO   (United States)

^e BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDRALAZINE PLUS ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68849132195     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.06.025     Document Type: Article

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