Discharge service as a determinant of 30-day readmission in a cohort of maintenance hemodialysis patients: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background End stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on maintenance hemodialysis, are high utilizers of inpatient services. Because of data showing improved outcomes in medical patients admitted to hospitalist-run, non-teaching services, we hypothesized that discharge from a hospitalist-run,...

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Main Authors: Ladan Golestaneh, Eran Bellin, William Southern, Michal L. Melamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0761-9