Impact of a Clinical Pathway on the Postoperative Care of Children Undergoing Surgical Closure of Atrial Septal Defects

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 243-248

  DeSomma, Michelle ^a   Divekar, Abhay ^a   Galloway, Aubrey C ^a   Colvin, Stephen B ^a   Artman, Michael ^a   Auslender, Marcelo ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSING; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRIC NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0036833866     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apnr.2002.35960     Document Type: Article

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