Outcome assessment-What Outcome do we want?

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-134

  Butt, Warwick W ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Intensive care; Long stay; Outcome

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 70349210398     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31819376b7     Document Type: Editorial

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