Variation in duration of respiratory support among Australian and New Zealand pediatric intensive care units

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-13

  Straney, Lahn ^a   Clements, Archie ^a   Alexander, Jan ^a   Slater, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

healthcare quality assessment; intensive care; pediatrics; quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CODING; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 78751648005     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181dbe90a     Document Type: Article

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