Analyses of the effectiveness of a Brazilian pediatric home care service: a preliminary study.

Antônio José Lana de CarvalhoHyster Martins FerreiraEliza Fernanda BorgesLaerte Honorato Borges JuniorAna Laura Teodoro de PaulaWallisen Tadashi HattoriVívian Mara Gonçalves de Oliveira Azevedo

Published in: BMC health services research (2019)

In this preliminary study, HCS reduced the number of procedures and infections compared to hospitalized patients. Moreover, HCS presented lower readmission rates and optimized hospital beds, which could be considered an indication of effectiveness.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
healthcare
systematic review
mental health
electronic health record
drug induced