Variation in hospital length of stay in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty and the need to change the diagnostic-related group system

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作者
Bartholomew, BA
Harjai, KJ
Grines, CL
Boura, JA
Grines, LL
Stone, GW
Cox, DA
Brodie, BR
O'Neill, WW
机构
[1] William Beaumont Hosp, Cardiac Catheterizat Labs, Royal Oak, MI 48073 USA
[2] Lenox Hill Hosp, Lenox Hill, NY USA
[3] Mid Carolina Cardiol, Charlotte, NC USA
[4] Lebauer Cardiovasc Res Fdn, Greensboro, NC USA
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10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00893-2
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 [临床医学]; 100201 [内科学];
摘要
Our findings show significant variation in length of hospital stay among patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention; length of stay can be predicted from baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics. Our investigation suggests the need for a multi-tier diagnostic-related group system for patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention. (C) 2003 by Excerpta Medica, Inc.
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