Outcomes in patients with heart failure treated in hospitals with varying admission rates: Population-based cohort study

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 981-988

  Bhatia, R Sacha ^a,b,c,d   Austin, Peter C ^a,c   Stukel, Therese A ^a,c   Schull, Michael J ^a,b,d   Chong, Alice ^a   Tu, Jack V ^a,c,d,e   Lee, Douglas S ^a,b,c,d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ONTARIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84910656771     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-002816     Document Type: Article

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