A validated clinical model to predict the need for admission and length of stay in children with acute bronchiolitis

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 265-272

  Walsh, Paul ^a,b,c   Rothenberg, Stephen J ^d   O’Doherty, Sinead ^b   Hoey, Hilary ^b   Healy, Roisin ^c  

^a Kern Medical Centre   (United States)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Decision support; Disposition; Models; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 16644364483     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200410000-00005     Document Type: Article

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