The association between hospital type and mortality among critically ill children in US EDs

Resuscitation

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 488-491

  Hansen, Matthew ^a   Fleischman, Ross ^a   Meckler, Garth ^a   Newgard, Craig D ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services research; Pediatric cardiac arrest; Pediatric critical care; Pediatric emergency medicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84875239457     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.07.032     Document Type: Article

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