Patient Discharge - Statistics & numerical data
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Utilisation of inpatient cardiology services including by Maori: a study of hospital discharges for patients enrolled with Partnership Health practices for the 2 years ending June 2007.

7 Oct 2009 AIMS: Some previous studies have shown that Maori utilise cardiology inpatient services at a much lower rate than would be expected by their health status and mortality. Using more recent data, this study seeks to determine whether this is still the ... Read more...

The aftermath of hip fracture: discharge placement, functional status change, and mortality.

2 Oct 2009 The authors prospectively explored the consequences of hip fracture with regard to discharge placement, functional status, and mortality using the Survey on Assets and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD). Data from baseline (1993) AHEAD ... Read more...

High occupancy increases the risk of early death or readmission after transfer from intensive care.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a lack of intensive care unit beds was leading to premature patient discharge from the intensive care unit and subsequent early readmission or death. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: A single Canadian ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Patient Discharge - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Utilisation of inpatient cardiology services including by Maori: a study of hospital discharges for patients enrolled with Partnership Health practices for the 2 years ending June 2007. 7 Oct 2009
• The aftermath of hip fracture: discharge placement, functional status change, and mortality. 2 Oct 2009
• High occupancy increases the risk of early death or readmission after transfer from intensive care. 29 Sep 2009
• Did we learn anything from Humpty Dumpty? 29 Sep 2009
• Epidemiology of anesthesia-related complications in labor and delivery, New York State, 2002-2005. 29 Sep 2009
• Composite outcomes of chronically critically ill patients 4 months after hospital discharge. 30 Aug 2009
• Age, duration of mechanical ventilation, and outcomes of patients who are critically ill. 30 Aug 2009
• Centralization of cancer surgery: implications for patient access to optimal care. 29 Aug 2009
• The accuracy of discharge diagnosis coding for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in a large teaching hospital. 4 Aug 2009
• Weekend hospital admission and discharge for heart failure: association with quality of care and clinical outcomes. 2 Aug 2009
• Long-term survival and outcomes after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock. 30 Jul 2009
• Maternal tobacco use and shorter newborn nursery stays. 30 Jul 2009
• Joint replacement rehabilitation outcomes on discharge from skilled nursing facilities and inpatient rehabilitation facilities. 30 Jul 2009
• Association between community health center and rural health clinic presence and county-level hospitalization rates for ambulatory care sensitive conditions: an analysis across eight US states. 29 Jul 2009
• Most frequently billed Medicare DRGs. Ranked by 2007 Medicare patient discharges. 25 Jul 2009
• Delayed pediatric office follow-up of newborns after birth hospitalization. 25 Jul 2009
• Effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker therapy after hospital discharge on subsequent rehospitalization for acute myocardial infarction and heart failure. 29 Jun 2009
• Public health management of perinatal hepatitis B virus. 29 Jun 2009
• Evolution of the surgeon-volume, patient-outcome relationship. 29 Jun 2009
• Length of stay, mortality, morbidity and delay to surgery in hip fractures. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Patient Discharge'

Definition: The administrative process of discharging the patient, live or dead, from hospitals or other health facilities.

Descriptor UI: D010351

Alternative terms: Patient Discharge; Discharge, Patient; Discharges, Patient; Patient Discharges; Discharge Planning; Discharge Plannings; Planning, Discharge; Plannings, Discharge;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; statistics & numerical data; trends;

Tree Number: E02.760.400.610; N02.421.585.400.610;

History Note: 78