Magnitude of anemia at discharge increases 30-day hospital readmissions

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 202-206

  Koch, Colleen G ^a   Li, Liang ^a   Sun, Zhiyuan ^a   Hixson, Eric D ^a   Tang, Anne ^a   Chagin, Kevin ^a   Kattan, Michael ^a   Phillips, Shannon C ^a   Blackstone, Eugene H ^a   Henderson, J Michael ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

30 day hospital readmissions; anemia; mortality; resource use

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TRENDS;

ANEMIA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION;

EID: 85037058160     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000138     Document Type: Article

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