The number of discharge medications predicts thirty-day hospital readmission: a cohort study

BACKGROUND: Hospital readmission occurs often and is difficult to predict. Polypharmacy has been identified as a potential risk factor for hospital readmission. However, the overall impact of the number of discharge medications on hospital readmission is still undefined. METHODS: To determine whethe...

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Autores principales: Picker, David, Heard, Kevin, Bailey, Thomas C., Martin, Nathan R., LaRossa, Gina N., Kollef, Marin H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4512093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26202163
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-0950-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4512093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26202163
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-0950-9

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