1.
Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique
; 44(3): 221-7, 1996 Jun.
Artículo
en Francés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8766981
RESUMEN
We randomly selected 198 readmissions to an acute-care hospital within the 3 months following the last discharge during the year 1993 to describe the reasons for planned readmissions and to assess whether unplanned readmissions were appropriate and/or avoidable. 49.5% of readmissions were planned: for medical investigations (45%), surgery (30%), or medical treatments (such as chemotherapy) (18%). Among the 100 unplanned readmissions, 13% were assessed as inappropriate, and 37% as potentially avoidable. Given this high rate of potentially avoidable readmissions, there is a need to identify preventive interventions.
Asunto(s)
Mal Uso de los Servicios de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Alta del Paciente/normas , Readmisión del Paciente/normas , Enfermedad Aguda , Anciano , Femenino , Francia/epidemiología , Investigación sobre Servicios de Salud , Mortalidad Hospitalaria , Hospitales Públicos , Hospitales Urbanos , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Revisión de Utilización de Recursos
2.
Rev Mal Respir
; 12(5): 403-5, 1995.
Artículo
en Francés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8560069