Same-day discharge and risks of mortality and readmission after elective icd placement for primary prevention

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 955-957

  Hess, Paul L ^a   Greiner, Melissa A ^a   Al Khatib, Sana M ^a   Masoudi, Frederick A ^a   Varosy, Paul D ^a   Fogel, Richard I ^a   Curtis, Lesley H ^a   Hernandez, Adrian F ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; COST CONTROL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RURAL AREA; SUBURBAN AREA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; REGISTER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924707578     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.12.032     Document Type: Letter

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