The burden of paediatric intensive care: A South American perspective

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 160-165

  Piva, Jefferson Pedro ^a   Schnitzler, Eduardo ^b   Garcia, Pedro Celiny ^a   Branco, Ricardo Garcia ^c  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Death rate; Mortality; Paediatric intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAZIL; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHILE; DATA BASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFANT MORTALITY; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATERNALISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUTH AMERICA; STAFF TRAINING; TERMINAL DISEASE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AMERICA; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 24344461778     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2005.06.001     Document Type: Review

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