The application of risk-adjusted control charts using the Paediatric Index of Mortality 2 for monitoring paediatric intensive care performance in Australia and New Zealand

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1281-1288

  Baghurst, Peter A ^a   Norton, Lynda ^b   Slater, Anthony ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health care quality assessment; Intensive care; Mortality; Outcome assessment; Paediatrics; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC INDEX OF MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRALIA; BENCHMARKING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 46149110051     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-008-1081-0     Document Type: Article

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