The role of a clinical pathway in curtailing unnecessary investigations in children with gastroenteritis

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 83-89

  Lemberg, Daniel A ^a   Day, Andrew S ^a   Brydon, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical pathway; Full blood count (FBC); Gastroenteritis; Pathology testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINALYSIS; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CLINICAL PATHWAY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 17944368832     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860604274381     Document Type: Article

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