Abstract
Objective: This study sets out to examine the association between physician and hospital pulmonary embolism (PE) caseload volume and subsequent patient outcomes using 3-year nationwide population-based data in Taiwan. Method: This study used claims data from the 2002-2004 National Health Insurance Research Database. The sample of 2761 PE inpatients was divided into three physician caseload volume groups,
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1707-1712 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- 30-day mortality
- Pulmonary embolism
- Volumeoutcome
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology