Relation Between Hospital Experience and In-Hospital Mortality for Patient with AIDS-related Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia

Experience from 3,126 Cases in New York City in 1987

Charles Bennett, John L. Adams, Paul Gertler, Rolla Edward Park, Stuart C. Gilman, W. Lance George, Martin F. Shapiro, Robert H. Brook

ResearchPosted on rand.org 1992Published In: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, v. 5, Sep. 1992, p. 856-864

Shows that, for people admitted to a hospital with AIDS, mortality varies with hospital experience. It shows that patients are less likely to die in hospitals that treat more patients who have pneumonia as a result of AIDS. This article substantiates the finding that, for many diseases, volume and experience affect outcome.

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  • Copyright: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 1992
  • Pages: 9
  • Document Number: EP-199200-35

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