Potentially Avoidable Readmissions in United States Hemodialysis Patients

Patients with end-stage kidney disease have a high risk of 30-day readmission to hospital. These readmissions are financially costly to health care systems and are associated with poor health-related quality of life. The objective of this study was to describe and analyze the frequency, causes, and...

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Main Authors: Anna T. Mathew, Lisa Rosen, Renee Pekmezaris, Andrzej Kozikowski, Daniel W. Ross, Thomas McGinn, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Steven Fishbane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024917304321