Readmissions of patients with diabetes mellitus and foot ulcers after infra-popliteal bypass surgery-attacking the problem by an integrated case management model

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-67

  Rümenapf, Gerhard ^a   Geiger, Sandra ^a   Schneider, Brigitte ^a   Amendt, Klaus ^a   Wilhelm, Norbert ^b   Morbach, Stephan ^c   Nagel, Norbert ^b  

^a Diakonissen Stiftungs Krankenhaus Speyer   (Germany)

^b B Braun Melsungen AG   (Germany)

^c B Braun Melsungen AG ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Case consolidation; Case merge; Diabetic foot syndrome; Hospital readmission; Integrated case management; Revascularization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CASE MANAGEMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT MONITORING; POPLITEAL ARTERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; AMBULATORY CARE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIABETIC FOOT; ECONOMICS; GERMANY; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LENGTH OF STAY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877041856     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000235     Document Type: Article

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