Revista clínica española
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Revista clínica española · Jul 2007
[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the setting of hospital at home. Study of 522 episodes].
To assess the effectiveness, respiratory status, services of origin and outcome of patient with exacerbated COPD attended in Hospital at Home (HaH) regimen. ⋯ Our data confirm that Hospital at Home is a good alternative to conventional hospital admission for the management of patients with exaxerbated COPD.
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Revista clínica española · Mar 2007
[Intermediate Care Units dependent on Internal Medicine in a hospital without an Intensive Care Unit].
Intermediate care units are considered a solution for care of patients who require superior care than those in a normal hospitalization ward but are not amenable to intensive therapy. We present our experience with an open model, with a responsible person of the ward appointed to the Internal Medicine Department, that could be assumed in other hospitals without Intensive Care Unit in which these units would also avoid unnecessary transfers or make it possible to optimize them so that these are done under better conditions.