Effect of a quality improvement intervention to decrease delays in antibiotic delivery in pediatric febrile neutropenia: A pilot study

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103.e9-103.e12

  Amado, Veronica Moreira ^a   Vilela, Guilherme Pinho ^a   Queiroz, Abdias ^b   Amaral, André Carlos Kajdacsy Balla ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Brasília   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotic administration; Hematologic oncologic disorders; Infectious diseases; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY DELAY;

EID: 79551522182     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2010.05.034     Document Type: Article

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