Cohort study reveals shifting readmission and mortality trends in older adults with pulmonary embolism, highlighting the clinical impact of changing diagnostic and therapeutic practices.
This study uses Medicare billing codes to characterize trends in readmission and mortality rates for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with pulmonary embolism (PE) between 1999 and 2015 to assess changes accompanying recent diagnostic and therapeutic changes in management of the disease.
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