Paediatric hepatology dependency score (PHD score): An audit tool

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 108-115

  Cowley, Andrew D ^a   Cummins, Carole ^a   Beath, Sue V ^a   Lloyd, Carla ^a   Van Mourik, Indra D ^a   McKiernan, Patrick J ^a   Kelly, Deirdre A ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Illness severity; Liver disease; Paediatric endstage liver disease score; Paediatric Hepatology Dependency score (PHD); Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BLOOD; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE VALIDITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PEDIATRIC HEPATOLOGY DEPENDENCY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER DISEASES; MEDICAL AUDIT; OBSERVER VARIATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33846115808     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000243427.86345.25     Document Type: Article

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