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Impact of a care pathway for COPD on adherence to guidelines and hospital readmission: a cluster randomized trial

PURPOSE: Current in-hospital management of exacerbations of COPD is suboptimal, and patient outcomes are poor. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate whether implementation of a care pathway (CP) for COPD improves the 6 months readmission rate. Secondary outcomes were the 30 days readmission...

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Autores principales: Vanhaecht, Kris, Lodewijckx, Cathy, Sermeus, Walter, Decramer, Marc, Deneckere, Svin, Leigheb, Fabrizio, Boto, Paulo, Kul, Seval, Seys, Deborah, Panella, Massimiliano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5126002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27920516
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S119849