Frequency, characteristics, and outcomes of pediatric patients readmitted to the cardiac critical care unit

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1352-1357

  Bastero Miñón, Patricia ^a   Russell, Jennifer L ^a   Humpl, Tilman ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early readmission; Mortality; Pediatric cardiac critical care unit; Respiratory causes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY CARE UNITS; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84864287181     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-012-2592-2     Document Type: Article

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