Discharge Delay in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia Managed on a Critical Pathway
INTRODUCTION: It has previously been reported that a critical pathway for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) significantly reduces bed days per patient managed but results in no difference in average length of stay, suggesting that discharge criteria were not successfully implemented. The present st...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/375645 |