A cross-sectional survey of levels of care and response mechanisms for evolving critical illness in hospitalized children

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  VandenBerg, Stephanie D ^a   Hutchison, Jamie S ^a,b,c,f   Parshuram, Christopher S ^a,b,c,f   Lacroix, Jacques ^d   Farrell, Catherine ^d   Joffe, Ari ^e   Duncan, Heather ^e   Parkin, Patricia ^f   Beyene, Joseph ^f  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Birmingham Children's Hospital ^*

^e BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary arrest; Medical emergency team; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY CARE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34147190401     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0852     Document Type: Article

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