The impact of pediatric intensive care unit volume on mortality: A hierarchical instrumental variable analysis

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 136-141

  Marcin, James P ^a   Song, Jun ^b   Leigh, J Paul ^b  

^a University of California at Davis School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Intensive care unit (ICU); Mortality; Pediatrics; Quality of care; Volume outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MIX; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTEER;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19444370352     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000154962.73861.66     Document Type: Article

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