Contribution of social factors to readmissions within 30 days after hospitalization for COPD exacerbation

Contribution of social factors to readmissions within 30 days after hospitalization for COPD exacerbation

Abstract Background To investigate whether, in patients hospitalized for COPD, the addition of social factors improves the predictive ability for the risk of overall 30-day readmissions, early readmissions (within 7 days after discharge), and late readmissions (8–30 days after discharge). Methods Pa...

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Main Authors: Tadahiro Goto, Kazuki Yoshida, Mohammad Kamal Faridi, Carlos A. Camargo, Kohei Hasegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
COPD
Readmission
Socioeconomic status
Acute exacerbation of COPD
Hospitalization
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-1136-8

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