Variations in the management of pneumonia in pediatric emergency departments: Compliance with the guidelines

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 514-519

  Alak, Aiman ^a   Seabrook, Jamie A ^b   Rieder, Michael J ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; Disease management; Pediatrics; Physicians' practice patterns; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFPROZIL; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MEROPENEM; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; MALE; PNEUMONIA; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952999699     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500012744     Document Type: Article

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