Early identification of children at risk for critical care: Standardizing communication for inter-emergency department transfers

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 419-424

  Sahyoun, Cyril ^a,b   Fleegler, Eric ^a   Kleinman, Monica ^a   Monuteaux, Michael C ^a   Bachur, Richard ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; emergency service; hospital; hospital communication systems; patient safety; patient transfer; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROUP; DELPHI STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84876406132     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318289d7c1     Document Type: Article

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