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A care-bundles approach to improving standard of care in AECOPD admissions: results of a national project: Table 1
2015
Thorax
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This report describes a care bundles implementation project for COPD undertaken during 2013 in England and Wales. High-level data were collected on outcomes of care for 11 748 patients admitted with an acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). Patient-level data on processes and outcomes of care were collected on 3272 COPD admissions, among which 1174 bundles were delivered. Analysis demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in mortality and length of hospital stay from some bundle
doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-206833
pmid:26197814
fatcat:k252dhbqtfbv5kbzoguqp7drmy