Newborn Length of Stay and Risk of Readmission

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 221-232

  Harron, Katie ^a   Gilbert, Ruth ^b   Cromwell, David ^a   Oddie, Sam ^c   van der Meulen, Jan ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caesarean delivery; hospital records; length of stay; patient readmission; preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TREND STUDY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; YOUNG ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HOSPITAL; MALE; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CESAREAN SECTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT READMISSION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 85018811855     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12359     Document Type: Article

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