Characteristics and outcomes of interhospital transfers from level II to level I pediatric intensive care units

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 536-540

  Odetola, Folafoluwa O ^a   Shanley, Thomas P ^a   Gurney, James G ^b   Clark, Sarah J ^b   Dechert, Ronald E ^a   Freed, Gary L ^a,b   Davis, Matthew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Outcome assessment; Patient transfer; Pediatric intensive care units; Risk; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS;

FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSFER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750839786     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000243722.71203.5C     Document Type: Article

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