Impact of a COPD discharge care bundle on readmissions following admission with acute exacerbation: interrupted time series analysis.

<h4>Objectives</h4>We evaluated the impact of a COPD discharge care bundle on readmission rates following hospitalisation with an acute exacerbation.<h4>Design</h4>Interrupted time series analysis, comparing readmission rates for COPD exacerbations at nine trusts that introdu...

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Main Authors: Anthony A Laverty, Sarah L Elkin, Hilary C Watt, Christopher Millett, Louise J Restrick, Sian Williams, Derek Bell, Nicholas S Hopkinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116187