Supplemented Primary Care Units Compared to Hospitalisation [Internet].

The aim of this systematic review was to summarise the results of studies that compared the effects on patient outcomes for patients admitted to a supplemented primary care unit instead of a general hospital or who examined whether patients with access to a supplemented primary care unit had fewer hospital admissions than patients without such access. Patients should satisfy certain criteria, i.e. they should be in need of emergency treatment, but not need intensive treatment in hospital. A secondary aim was to summarise results of studies that compared larger supplemented primary care units with smaller ones.

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