Computerized physician order entry with decision support decreases blood transfusions in children

Pediatrics

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Adams, Eloa S ^a   Longhurst, Christopher A ^a,b   Pageler, Natalie ^a,b   Widen, Eric ^b   Franzon, Deborah ^a   Cornfield, David N ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized physician order entry; Decision support; Pediatric; Red blood cell transfusion

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 79955503264     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-3252     Document Type: Article

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