Do outcomes vary according to the source of admission to the pediatric intensive care unit?

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-25

  Odetola, Folafoluwa O ^a   Rosenberg, Andrew L ^a   Davis, Matthew M ^a,b   Clark, Sarah J ^a   Dechert, Ronald E ^a   Shanley, Thomas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Intensive care; Mortality; Patient admission; Patient transfer; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 38049098541     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000298642.11872.29     Document Type: Article

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