Outpatient vs. inpatient

There are currently no systematic data to guide a decision on inpatient vs. outpatient treatment. However, the cheap and easy availability of PCP reported by outpatients in their living environments, and the frequent continued use of PCP by outpatients suggest that a brief period of inpatient treatment might be useful in initiating drug abstinence. There is clearly a strong need for research on specific treatment modalities for PCP abuse. 

Frazee RC, Roberts J, Symmonds R, Snyder S, Hendricks J, Smith R Prospective randomized trial of inpatient vs. outpatient bowel preparation for elective colorectal surgery. Dis Colon Rectum 1992 35 223-226. 

Taylor AJ, Hotchkiss D, Morse RW, et al. PREPARED Preparation for Angiography in Renal Dysfunction a randomized trial of inpatient vs outpatient hydration protocols for cardiac catheterization in mild-to-moderate renal dysfunction. Chest 1998 I 14 1570-1574. 

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