Effectiveness of a clinical pathway for patients with cerebrospinal fluid shunt malfunction: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 318-324

  Chern, Joshua J ^a   Macias, Charles G ^a   Jea, Andrew ^a   Curry, Daniel J ^a   Luerssen, Thomas G ^a   Whitehead, William E ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt; Clinical pathway; Emergency department; Health services research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DEHYDRATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEADACHE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT FAILURE; ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHM; CHILD; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HYDROCEPHALUS; LENGTH OF STAY; POLICY; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STANDARDS; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHMS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LENGTH OF STAY; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSTHESIS FAILURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77957901717     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.7.PEDS09534     Document Type: Article

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