Inter-hospital variation in length of hospital stay after ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Results from the Belgian STEMI registry

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 235-239

  Claeys, Marc J ^a   Sinnaeve, Peter R ^b   Convens, Carl ^c   Dubois, Philippe ^d   Boland, Jean ^e   Vranckx, Pascal ^f   Gevaert, Sofie ^g   Coussement, Patrick ^h   Beauloye, Christophe ⁱ   Renard, Marc ^j   Vrints, Christiaan ^a   Evrard, Patrick ^k  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c ZNA Jan Palfijn Antwerpen   (Belgium)

^d Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi   (Belgium)

^e Centre Hospitalier Regional de La Citadelle   (Belgium)

^f Virga Jesse Hasselt   (Belgium)

^g GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^h AZ Sint Lucas Brugge   (Belgium)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^j UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Length of hospital stay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DATA BASE; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BELGIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84879588591     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: 03737934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/ac.68.3.2983416     Document Type: Article

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