Evaluation of a clinical pathway for septic arthritis;Evaluación de una vía clínica de artritis séptica

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-29

  Merino Munoz R ^a   Martin Vega A ^a   Garcia Caballero J ^a   Garcia Consuegra Molina J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Childhood; Clinical pathway; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROCENTESIS; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KINGELLA KINGAE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 34547620314     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: 16959531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13108076     Document Type: Article

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