Medications that reduce emergency hospital admissions: an overview of systematic reviews and prioritisation of treatments

Medications that reduce emergency hospital admissions: an overview of systematic reviews and prioritisation of treatments

Abstract Background Rates of emergency hospitalisations are increasing in many countries, leading to disruption in the quality of care and increases in cost. Therefore, identifying strategies to reduce emergency admission rates is a key priority. There have been large-scale evidence reviews to addre...

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Main Authors: Niklas Bobrovitz, Carl Heneghan, Igho Onakpoya, Benjamin Fletcher, Dylan Collins, Alice Tompson, Joseph Lee, David Nunan, Rebecca Fisher, Brittney Scott, Jack O’Sullivan, Oliver Van Hecke, Brian D. Nicholson, Sarah Stevens, Nia Roberts, Kamal R. Mahtani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Hospital admissions
Unplanned admissions
Emergency admissions
Unscheduled admissions
Pharmacology
Medication
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1104-9

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