Pediatric specialized transport teams are associated with improved outcomes

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-48

  Orr, Richard A ^a,b   Felmet, Kathryn A ^a,b   Han, Yong ^c   McCloskey, Karin A ^d   Dragotta, Michelle A ^b   Bills, Debra M ^b   Kuch, Bradley A ^b   Watson, Scott ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Interfacility transport; Outcome; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CHILD SAFETY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SURVIVAL RATE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AIR AMBULANCES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LOGISTIC MODELS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT TRANSFER; PENNSYLVANIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67649589536     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0515     Document Type: Article

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