Point-of-care blood analyzer during the interhospital transport of critically ill children

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 304-307

  Vos, Gijs ^a   Engel, Monique ^a   Ramsay, Graham ^b   Van Waardenburg, Dick ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Interhospital transport; Pediatric; Point of care blood analyzer; Therapeutic interventions

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; ELECTROLYTE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THERAPY DELAY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AUTOANALYSIS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION MAKING; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 33748740728     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200610000-00013     Document Type: Article

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