Development of an Emergency Department Triage Tool to Predict Acidosis among Children with Gastroenteritis

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 822-830

  Madati, P Jamil ^a   Bachur, Richard ^b  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Dehydration; End tidal CO 2; Gastroenteritis; Triage

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACIDOSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; DECISION TREE; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; EMERGENCY WARD; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MUCOSAL DRYNESS; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING; ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD; BREATH ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPITAL; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; XEROSTOMIA;

ACIDOSIS; ACUTE DISEASE; BICARBONATES; BREATH TESTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION TREES; DEHYDRATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 63149175943     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31818ea004     Document Type: Article

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