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761. Sepsis Readmissions and Coding in Two Community Hospitals

BACKGROUND: An estimated 1.7 million adults in the United States develop sepsis and nearly 270,000 Americans die because of sepsis annually. A diagnosis of sepsis increases hospitalization costs, antibiotic usage, and mortality. Admissions for sepsis account for a high proportion of 30-day readmissi...

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Autores principales: Cheruranky, Anita, Li, Aldon, Faiad, Graciela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810992/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.829