Anemia in general medical inpatients prolongs length of stay and increases 30-day unplanned readmission rate

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 316-320

  Lin, Richard J ^a   Evans, Arthur T ^a   Chused, Amy E ^a   Unterbrink, Michelle E ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

30 day unplanned readmission rate; anemia; general medical inpatients; length of stay

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGE; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANEMIA; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84877289825     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: 15418243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318290f930     Document Type: Article

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