Fuller G N, Journeaux S F, Corner K, Lant A F
Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, St Stephen's Hospital, London.
J R Soc Med. 1988 May;81(5):267-9. doi: 10.1177/014107688808100509.
A retrospective review of 103 acute admissions of overseas visitors to a central London hospital was performed. Admissions were most commonly due to infection (43 admissions) and to recurrence of preexisting disease (40 admissions). Patients over 60 years were frequently admitted with new diagnoses. Groups at risk of admission were identified and strategies to reduce admissions discussed.
对伦敦市中心一家医院收治的103名急性病海外访客进行了回顾性研究。入院最常见的原因是感染（43例）和既往疾病复发（40例）。60岁以上的患者经常因新诊断而入院。确定了有入院风险的群体，并讨论了减少入院的策略。
