Premature departure from the pediatric emergency department: A cohort analysis of process- and patient-related factors

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 349-356

  Cross, Keith P ^a   Cammack, Veronica H ^a   Calhoun, Aaron W ^a   Gracely, Edward J ^b   Kim, In K ^a   Stevenson, Michelle D ^a   Woods, Charles R ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acuity; Insurance; Leaving against medical advice; Left without being seen; Overcrowding; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; LENGTH OF STAY; POVERTY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREMATURE DEPARTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT TRANSFER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 77952287843     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181db2042     Document Type: Article

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