Variation in hospital length of stay in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty and the need to change the diagnostic-related group system.

Publication/Presentation Date

10-1-2003

Abstract

Our findings show significant variation in length of hospital stay among patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention; length of stay can be predicted from baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics. Our investigation suggests the need for a multi-tier diagnostic-related group system for patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention.

Volume

92

Issue

7

First Page

830

Last Page

833

ISSN

0002-9149

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

14516886

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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