Factors associated with longer emergency department length of stay for children with bronchiolitis: A prospective multicenter study

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 636-641

  Mansbach, Jonathan M ^a   Clark, Sunday ^b   Barcega, Besh R B ^c   Haddad, Haitham ^d   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^e  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Length of stay; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BRONCHIOLITIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73349102496     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181b920e1     Document Type: Article

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