Comparing hospital mortality - how to count does matter for patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke and hip fracture

• প্রধান লেখক: Kristoffersen Doris T (লেখক), Helgeland Jon (লেখক), Clench-Aas Jocelyne (লেখক), Laake Petter (লেখক), Veierød Marit B (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: BMC, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mortality is a widely used, but often criticised, quality indicator for hospitals. In many countries, mortality is calculated from in-hospital deaths, due to limited access to follow-up data on patients transferred between hospitals...