Assessment and optimization of mortality prediction tools for admissions to pediatric intensive care in the United Kingdom

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Brady, Anthony R ^a   Harrison, David ^a   Black, Stephanie ^a   Jones, Sam ^b   Rowan, Kathy ^a   Pearson, Gale ^c   Ratcliffe, Jane ^d   Parry, Gareth J ^b,e  

^a and London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c BirminghamWomen's Hospital Healthcare NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical score; Intensive care; Mortality prediction; Outcome assessment; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; INTENSIVE CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33646368138     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-1853     Document Type: Article

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