Open AccessDay of discharge and hospital readmission rates within 30 days in children: A population-based study
Author(s) -
Carolyn E Beck,
Amina Khambalia,
Patricia C. Parkin,
Parminder Raina,
Colin Macarthur
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-1485
pISSN - 1205-7088
DOI - 10.1093/pch/11.7.409
Subject(s) - medicine , confounding , pediatrics , hospital readmission , hospital discharge , hospital admission , population , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , environmental health
Adults discharged from hospital on a Friday are more likely to be readmitted within 30 days than are adults discharged midweek. No study has examined readmission rates for children by day of discharge.
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