Understanding variation in length of hospital stay for COPD exacerbation: European COPD audit

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care across Europe has high heterogeneity with respect to cost and the services available. Variations in length of stay (LOS) may be attributed to patient characteristics, resource and organisational characteristics, and/or the so-called hospital cluster...

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Main Authors: Mamta Ruparel, Jose Luis López-Campos, Ady Castro-Acosta, Sylvia Hartl, Francisco Pozo-Rodriguez, C. Michael Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2016-03-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/2/1/00034-2015.full