Changes in NHS organization of care and management of hospital admissions with COPD exacerbations between the national COPD audits of 2003 and 2008

Background: The 2003 UK Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) audit revealed wide variability between hospital units in care delivered. Aims: To assess whether processes of care, patient outcomes and organization of care have improved since 2003. Design: A UK national audit was performed in 2...

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Veröffentlicht in:	QJM : An International Journal of Medicine 2011-10, Vol.104 (10), p.859-866
Hauptverfasser:	George, P.M., Stone, R.A., Buckingham, R.J., Pursey, N.A., Lowe, D., Roberts, C.M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration Delivery of Health Care - trends Female General aspects Hospital Mortality - trends Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Length of Stay - trends Male Medical Audit Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Pneumology Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - mortality Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - therapy Quality of Health Care State Medicine - organization & administration State Medicine - trends United Kingdom - epidemiology
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