Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3230509 | Annals of Emergency Medicine | 2011 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Our study suggests that 50 in 100,000 patients in the United States die within 7 days of discharge from an ED. To our knowledge, our study is the first to identify potentially “high-risk” discharge diagnoses in patients who experience a short-term death after discharge.
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Authors
Gelareh Z. MD, Stephen F. MD, Steven M. MD, Sau MS, Elizabeth M. BS, K. Trudy MS, Jerome R. MD, Benjamin C. MD,