Effect of a Monitored Care Unit on Resource Utilization in a Pediatric ICU

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 296-301

  Joseph, Christa ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^b INNOVISION COMMUNICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MONITORING; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0031179705     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc1997.6.4.296     Document Type: Article

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