Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization, Readmission, and Mortality Rates in US Older Adults, 1999-2015.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1001/jama.2019.8594 and PMC identifier 6692667.
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Abstract
This study uses Medicare billing codes to characterize trends in readmission and mortality rates for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with pulmonary embolism (PE) between 1999 and 2015 to assess changes accompanying recent diagnostic and therapeutic changes in management of the disease.
Medical subject headings
- Hospitalization
- Pulmonary Embolism