Hospital-Level Variations in Rates of Inpatient Urinary Tract Infections in Stroke

Hospital-Level Variations in Rates of Inpatient Urinary Tract Infections in Stroke

Background and purpose: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common complications following stroke and has prognostic significance. UTI rates have been shown to vary between hospitals, but it is unclear whether this is due to case-mix differences or heterogeneities in care among hospital...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michelle Tørnes, David J. McLernon, Max O. Bachmann, Stanley D. Musgrave, Elizabeth A. Warburton, John F. Potter, Phyo Kyaw Myint
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
stroke
health services research
acute hospitals
outcome
urinary tract infections
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00827/full

Internet

https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00827/full

Similar Items