Usefulness of a Discharge Diagnosis of Sepsis in Detecting Iatrogenic Infection and Quality of Care Problems

To address the question of how often a diagnosis of sepsis in the discharge summary represents a condi tion present on hospital admission as opposed to an acquired condition, medical records from Veterans Affairs medical centers were reviewed. A random sample of discharged summaries coded for sepsis...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of medical quality 1993-03, Vol.8 (1), p.2-5
1. Verfasser:	Barbour, Galen L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Bacterial Infections - etiology Bacterial Infections - mortality Cross Infection - diagnosis Cross Infection - mortality Hospitals, Veterans - statistics & numerical data Humans Iatrogenic Disease Length of Stay Male Patient Admission Patient Discharge Quality of Health Care United States
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