Emergency Department Observation Unit versus hospital inpatient care for a chronic asthmatic population: a randomized trial of health status outcome and cost.

作者: Robert J. Rydman , Miriam L. Isola , Rebecca R. Roberts , Robert J. Zalenski , Michael F. McDermott

DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199804000-00015

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摘要: Objectives.This study was designed to determine if an accelerated treatment protocol administered acute asthmatics presenting a Hospital Emergency Department Observation Unit (EDOU) can offset the need for inpatient admissions and reduce total cost per episode of care without sacrificing p

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