Direct observation of bed utilization in the pediatric intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 318-324

  Fieldston, Evan S ^a,b,c   Li, Joan ^c,d   Terwiesch, Christian ^c,d   Helfaer, Mark A ^a,b   Verger, Judy ^b,c   Pati, Susmita ^c,e   Surrey, David ^f   Patel, Kiran ^b   Ebberson, Jessica L ^g   Lin, Richard ^a,b   Metlay, Joshua P ^c,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; URBAN AREA;

BED OCCUPANCY; BEDS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84859439299     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.993     Document Type: Article

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