Strategies for Avoiding Hospitalization of Patients with AECOPD
✍ Scribed by O’Reilly, Sean P.
- Book ID
- 121609234
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2013
- Weight
- 178 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2167-4884
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: Meta‐analyses of randomized trials have found that antibiotics are effective in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), but there is insufficient evidence to guide antibiotic selection. Current guidelines offer conflicting recommendations.
## Abstract ## Objective Avoidable hospitalizations are hospitalizations for indications that could have been prevented by prompt and appropriate outpatient treatment. Avoidable hospitalizations thus serve as an indicator of poor access to, or underutilization of, medical care. This study examined