Influence of referring physicians on interventions by a pediatric and neonatal critical care transport team

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 73-77

  Kronick, J B ^a   Frewen, T C ^a   Kissoon, N ^a,b   Lee, R ^a   Sommerauer, J F ^a   Reid, W D ^a   Casier, S ^a   Boyle, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WOLFSON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

critical care; nonpediatrician referrals; pediatrician referrals; Transport teams

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; INOTROPIC AGENT; MORPHINE; PANCURONIUM; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0029935075     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199604000-00001     Document Type: Article

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