Benchmarks for the emergency department care of children with asthma, bronchiolitis, and croup

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 364-369

  Knapp, Jane F ^a   Hall, Matthew ^b   Sharma, Vidya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Child Health Corporation of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Benchmarks; Bronchiolitis; Clinical quality indicators; Croup

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH CORPORATION OF AMERICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROUP; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FREESTANDING CHILDREN HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; QUALITY CONTROL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASTHMA; BENCHMARKING; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROUP; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952292121     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181db2262     Document Type: Article

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