Impact of single and combined rare diseases on adult inpatient outcomes: a retrospective, cross-sectional study of a large inpatient population

Abstract Background Little is known about the impact of rare diseases on inpatient outcomes. Objective To compare outcomes of inpatients with 0, 1, or > 1 rare disease. A catalogue of 628 ICD-10 coded rare diseases was applied to count rare diseases. Design Retrospective, cross-sectional study. S...

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Main Authors: Reka Maria Blazsik, Patrick Emanuel Beeler, Karol Tarcak, Marcus Cheetham, Viktor von Wyl, Holger Dressel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-021-01737-0