Infections and hospital bed-days among aging adults : a five-year retrospective study in a Belgian general hospital
Abstract: Background: Infectious disease in aging adults (≥61 years) often occurs in combination with other health conditions leading to long hospital stays. Detailed studies on infection in aging adults investigating this problem are sparse. Aim: To quantify the effect of primary and secondary diagnosed infections on hospitalization bed-days among aging adult patients. Design: Retrospective patient-file study. Setting: Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen (ZNA) Hospital, a 1,858-bed general hospital in Belgium, with 364 beds allocated to geriatric patients. Data source: Database of hospitalized adult... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
Schlagwörter: | Human medicine |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28877469 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1904260151162165141 |