Decreasing length of maternal hospital stay is not associated with increased readmission rates

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 430-434

  Ford, Jane B ^a   Algert, Charles S ^a   Morris, Jonathan M ^b   Roberts, Christine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Data linkage; International classification of diseases; Length of stay; Parturition; Patient readmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTHER; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MOTHERS; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; NEW SOUTH WALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866993090     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00882.x     Document Type: Article

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