Resource Utilization for Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: The Ontario GI Bleed Study

OBJECTIVES: Acute lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage (LGIH) is a common indication for hospitalization. However, there are few published studies of related health care resource utilization. Resource utilization, length of stay (LOS) and direct medical costs were characterized in a cohort of patients...

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Main Authors: Dan Comay, John K Marshall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2002-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/156592
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description OBJECTIVES: Acute lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage (LGIH) is a common indication for hospitalization. However, there are few published studies of related health care resource utilization. Resource utilization, length of stay (LOS) and direct medical costs were characterized in a cohort of patients admitted for nonmalignant LGIH to centres in Ontario.
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Resource Utilization for Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: The Ontario GI Bleed Study
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Resource Utilization for Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: The Ontario GI Bleed Study
title_full Resource Utilization for Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: The Ontario GI Bleed Study
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title_full_unstemmed Resource Utilization for Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: The Ontario GI Bleed Study
title_short Resource Utilization for Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: The Ontario GI Bleed Study
title_sort resource utilization for acute lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage the ontario gi bleed study
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