Early discharge with home health care in the coronary artery bypass patient.
Early hospital discharge after coronary artery bypass graft surgery has been the standard of practice throughout the United States. This study compared outcomes, readmissions, and costs for patients discharged early with home health care with those of patients discharged a day or more later without home health care. Discharging open-heart surgery patients on postoperative day 4 with home health care was found to be safe and cost-effective.
Penque
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John Nasseff Heart Hospital, St. Paul, Minn., USA.
Petersen
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Arom
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Ratner
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Halm
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation