Impact of a pediatric asthma clinical pathway on hospital cost and length of stay

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 211-216

  Wazeka, April ^a   Valacer, David J ^a   Cooper, Mary ^b   Caplan Mary DiMaio, David W ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Clinical pathway; Economics; Health care; Hospital costs; Outcome assessment; Pediatric asthma

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGEN SATURATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0034867424     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.1110     Document Type: Article

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