Public versus Private Healthcare Systems following Discharge from the ICU: A Propensity Score-Matched Comparison of Outcomes

Public versus Private Healthcare Systems following Discharge from the ICU: A Propensity Score-Matched Comparison of Outcomes

Purpose. The long-term outcomes of patients after discharge from tertiary ICUs as they relate to the public versus private healthcare systems in Brazil have not yet been evaluated. Materials and Methods. A multicenter prospective cohort study was conducted to compare the all-cause mortality and the...

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Main Authors: Felippe Leopoldo Dexheimer Neto, Regis Goulart Rosa, Bruno Achutti Duso, Jaqueline Sanguiogo Haas, Augusto Savi, Cláudia da Rocha Cabral, Juçara Gasparetto Maccari, Roselaine Pinheiro de Oliveira, Ana Carolina Peçanha Antônio, Priscylla de Souza Castro, Cassiano Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6568531

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