Strategies to prevent hospital readmission and death in patients with chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Readmission following hospital discharge is common and is a major financial burden on healthcare systems.<h4>Objectives</h4>Our objectives were to 1) identify studies describing post-discharge interventions and their efficacy with respect to reducing risk o...

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Main Authors: Ryan J Bamforth, Ruchi Chhibba, Thomas W Ferguson, Jenna Sabourin, Domenic Pieroni, Nicole Askin, Navdeep Tangri, Paul Komenda, Claudio Rigatto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249542