Frequency and risk factors associated with emergency medical readmissions in Galway University Hospitals

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 255-258

  Gorman, J ^a   Vellinga, A ^b   Gilmartin, J J ^a   O'Keeffe, S T ^a  

^a Merlin Park University Hospital   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Hospital readmission; International classification of diseases

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; ALCOHOLISM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954425151     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-009-0452-z     Document Type: Article

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