1. International Variation in and Factors Associated With Hospital Readmission After Myocardial Infarction.
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Kociol, Robb D., Lopes, Renato D., Clare, Robert, Thomas, Laine, Mehta, Kajendra H., Kaul, Padma, Pieper, Karen S., Hochman, Judith S., Weaver, W. Douglas, Armstrong, Paul W., Granger, Christopher B., and Patel, Manesh R.
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PATIENT readmissions ,MYOCARDIAL infarction - Abstract
The article determines the international variation in and factors associated with hospital readmission after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and country-level care patterns in controlled patients from the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and European countries from July 13, 2004 to May 11, 2006. Findings revealed the higher readmission rates for the U.S. than other countries, and the shortest median length of hospital stay for U.S. patients and the longest for patients in Germany. Results of multivariable logistic regression analysis identified multivessel disease and U.S. location as independent predictors of readmission but not of in-hospital death or 30-day post-admission death.
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- 2012
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