Interhospital transfer of critically ill and injured children: An evaluation of transfer patterns, resource utilization, and clinical outcomes

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 164-170

  Odetola, Folafoluwa O ^a,c   Davis, Matthew M ^a,b   Cohn, Lisa M ^a   Clark, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health resources; Hospitalized children; Length of stay; Mortality; Triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMORBIDITY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERHOSPITAL COOPERATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INFANT; MEDICAID; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAID; MICHIGAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT TRANSFER; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649335483     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.418     Document Type: Article

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