Effect of a triage team on length of stay in a pediatric emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 687-692

  Li, Joyce ^a,b   Caviness, Alison C ^b   Patel, Binita ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

hospital organization; Length of stay; triage team

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; TRIAGE;

EID: 80051796832     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318226c7b2     Document Type: Article

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