The development of a clinical markers score to predict readmission to paediatric intensive care

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 283-293

  Linton, Sophie ^a   Grant, Chelsea ^a   Pellegrini, Juliet ^a   Davidson, Andrew ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

ICU liaison nurse; Paediatric intensive care; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NEWBORN; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT READMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 71549130747     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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