作者
Elisabeth Jeppesen, Kjetil G Brurberg, Gunn E Vist, Jadwiga A Wedzicha, John J Wright, Michael Greenstone, Julia AE Walters, Cochrane Airways Group
发表日期
1996/9/1
来源
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
卷号
2012
期号
5
出版商
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
简介
Background
Hospital at home schemes are a recently adopted method of service delivery for the management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) aimed at reducing demand for acute hospital inpatient beds and promoting a patient‐centred approach through admission avoidance. However, evidence in support of such a service is contradictory.
Objectives
To evaluate the efficacy of hospital at home compared to hospital inpatient care in acute exacerbations of COPD.
Search methods
Trials were identified from searches of electronic databases, including CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Airways Group Register (CAGR). The review authors checked the reference lists of included trials. The CAGR was searched up to February 2012. The additional databases were searched up to October 2010.
Selection criteria
We considered randomised controlled trials …
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