Hospital readmission after delivery: evidence for an increased incidence of nonurogenital infection in the immediate postpartum period

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35.e1-35.e7

  Belfort, Michael A ^a,b,c   Clark, Steven L ^a,c   Saade, George R ^d   Kleja, Kacie ^a   Dildy III, Gary A ^a,c   Van Veen, Teelkien R ^e   Akhigbe, Efe ^a   Frye, Donna R ^a   Meyers, Janet A ^a   Kofford, Shalece ^c  

^a HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c St Mark's Hospital Salt Lake City   (United States)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

appendicitis; cholecystitis; pneumonia; postpartum readmission

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHOLECYSTITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL INFECTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 72149121299     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.08.029     Document Type: Article

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