Risk factors for admission in children with bronchiolitis from pediatric emergency department observation unit

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1132-1135

  Yusuf, Shabana ^a   Caviness, A Chantal ^a   Adekunle Ojo, Aderonke O ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

bronchiolitis; EDOU (observation unit); hospital admission; intravenous fluids; predictors; supplemental oxygen

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; INFUSION FLUID;

ARTICLE; BREATHING; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEEDING; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

BRONCHIOLITIS; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84869502889     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31827132ff     Document Type: Article

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