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Using the LACE index to predict hospital readmissions in congestive heart failure patients

BACKGROUND: The LACE index has been used to predict the risk of unplanned readmission within 30 days after hospital discharge in both medical and surgical patients. The aim of this study is to validate the accuracy of using the LACE index in CHF patients. METHODS: This was a retrospective study. The...

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Autores principales: Wang, Hao, Robinson, Richard D, Johnson, Carlos, Zenarosa, Nestor R, Jayswal, Rani D, Keithley, Joshua, Delaney, Kathleen A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4128541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25099997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-14-97