Outcomes of the Acute Palliative Care Unit in an Academic Medical Center

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 380-384

  Eti, Serife ^a   O'Mahony, Sean ^b   McHugh, Marlene ^c   Guilbe, Rose ^a   Blank, Arthur ^a   Selwyn, Peter ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acute palliative care unit; DRGs(diagnosis related groups); economical implications; length of stay; outcome evaluation; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899951114     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909113489164     Document Type: Article

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