The importance of sex as a risk factor for hospital readmissions due to pulmonary diseases

• Main Authors: Alessandra Buja (Author), Anna De Polo (Author), Elisa De Battisti (Author), Milena Sperotto (Author), Tatjana Baldovin (Author), Silvia Cocchio (Author), Patrizia Furlan (Author), Mario Saia (Author), Maria Luisa Scapellato (Author), Guido Viel (Author), Vincenzo Baldo (Author), Chiara Bertoncello (Author), Mark Ebell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pulmonary diseases are a common and costly cause of 30-day readmissions. Few studies have focused on the difference in risk for rehospitalization between men and women in older patients. In this study we analyzed the association between sex and the risk of readmission in a cohort...