The impact of prematurity: A perspective of pediatric intensive care units

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 848-853

  Slonim, Anthony D ^a,c   Patel, Kantilal M ^c,d   Ruttimann, Urs E ^b,c,d   Pollack, Murray M ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Cost; Gestational age; Neonatology; Outcomes; Pediatric intensive care unit; Prematurity; PRISM III; Resource utilization; Severity of illness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOSTOMY; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0034023462     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200003000-00040     Document Type: Article

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