Bed-blockers: An 8 year experience of clinical management

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Meschi, Tiziana ^a   Nouvenne, Antonio ^a   Maggio, Marcello ^a   Lauretani, Fulvio ^b   Borghi, Loris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bed blockers; Difficult discharge; Discharge planning; Rehospitalization

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SOCIAL WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856454681     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2011.11.012     Document Type: Letter

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