Management of high-order multiple births: Application of lessons learned because of participation in Vermont Oxford Network collaboratives

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Kantak, Anand D ^a   Grow, Jennifer L ^a   Ohlinger, Judy ^a   Adams, Heather J ^a   Knupp, Amy M ^a   Lavin Jr , Justin P ^a  

^a AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

High order multiple births; Quality improvement; Sextuplets

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEARNING; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUTRITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MASS MEDIA; OHIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 33947102562     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0913N     Document Type: Article

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