Variation in practice patterns and resource utilization surrounding management of intussusception at freestanding Children's Hospitals

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 104-110

  Rice Townsend, Samuel ^a   Chen, Catherine ^a   Barnes, Jeff N ^b   Rangel, Shawn J ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Child Health Corporation of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Intussusception; Quality improvement; Readmission; Resource utilization; Surgery; Variation in care

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ENEMA;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872421030     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.10.025     Document Type: Article

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