Assessment of adverse events in the demise of pediatric burn patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 814-818

  Gore, Dennis C ^b   Hawkins, Hal K ^a   Chinkes, David L ^a   Chung, Dai H ^b   Sanford, Arthur P ^a   Herndon, David N ^a,b   Wolf, Steven E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical error; Patient safety; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AIRWAY; AUTOPSY; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BODY SURFACE AREA; BURNS; BURNS, INHALATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL ERRORS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PNEUMONIA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TEXAS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 37349068831     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31811f3574     Document Type: Review

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