Identifying and prioritising interventions to reduce emergency hospital admissions

Thesis

The aim of this thesis was to identify and prioritise evidence-based interventions that reduce emergency hospital admissions and explore their implementation in clinical practice. To achieve its aim, this thesis first identified evidence-based interventions that reduce emergency admissions using a systematic review of systematic reviews. Second, it determined which of the evidence-based interventions had been recommended in national clinical guidelines, developed into quality of care indic...

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Authors: Bobrovitz, N

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Keywords: hospital; hospitalisation; umbrella review; unscheduled admission; unplanned admission; hospitalization; overview; hospital admission; emergency admission
• Subjects: Emergency management; Public health; Health services administration; Systematic reviews (Medical research)Syst; Time series analysis; Medical Care; Emergency medical services; Clinical epidemiology