Trends in high-turnover stays among children hospitalized in the United States, 1993-2003

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 996-1002

  Macy, Michelle L ^a   Stanley, Rachel M ^a   Lozon, Marie M ^a   Sasson, Comilla ^a   Gebremariam, Achamyeleh ^a   Davis, Matthew M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Emergency department; Hospitalization; Length of stay; Observation medicine

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; METABOLIC DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEIZURE; TURNOVER TIME; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OBSERVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBSERVATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63149171241     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1428     Document Type: Article

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