Decrease in emergency department length of stay as a result of triage pulse oximetry

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 412-414

  Choi, James ^a   Claudius, Ilene ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypoxia; Pulse oximetry; Throughput

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREDICTION; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

BRONCHIOLITIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; OXIMETRY; TRIAGE;

EID: 33745684955     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000221340.26873.2f     Document Type: Article

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