Recognizing hypoglycemia in children through automated adverse-event detection

Pediatrics

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Dickerman, Mindy J ^a,b   Jacobs, Brian R ^c,d   Vinodrao, Hima ^c   Stockwell, David C ^c,d  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Electronic health record; Hypoglycemia; NICU; Patient safety; Pediatrics; Trigger tool

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENT REPORT; INSULIN TREATMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GLUCOSE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSULIN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PHLEBOTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STANDARD OF CARE;

EID: 79953301166     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-3432     Document Type: Article

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