Characteristics and outcome of long-stay patients in a paediatric intensive care unit: A case-control study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1070-1074

  Van Der Heide, Ph A ^a,b   Hassing, M B F ^a   Gemke, R J B J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Length of stay; Long stay patients; Outcome assessment; Paediatric intensive care units

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHRONIC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MENINGITIS; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7544244284     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410027580     Document Type: Article

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