Why the study?
Does discharging patients directly home from the ED increase readmission rates compared to hospital admission in patients with AECOPD?
Does discharging patients directly home from the ED increase readmission rates compared to hospital admission in patients with AECOPD?
Patients with AECOPD discharged directly from the ED have higher readmission rates than those admitted, potentially due to variable and inadequate ED management.
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Direct ED discharge in AECOPD was associated with higher readmission; leaves open optimal disposition criteria pending prospective trials.
Bartels et al. (2018) studied this question.
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