Pediatric observation status: Are we overlooking a growing population in children's hospitals?

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 530-536

  Macy, Michelle L ^a   Hall, Matthew ^b   Shah, Samir S ^c   Harding, John P ^d   Del Beccaro, Mark A ^e   Hain, Paul D ^f   Hronek, Carla ^b   Alpern, Elizabeth R ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Child Health Corporation of America   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INPATIENTS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866004605     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1923     Document Type: Article

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