The Evolving Model of Pediatric Critical Care Delivery in North America

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 545-562

  Riley, Carley ^a   Poss, W Bradley ^b   Wheeler, Derek S ^a,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care medicine; Critical care nursing; Multidisciplinary teams; Pediatric ICU

Indexed keywords

CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; MODEL; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; HISTORY; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CRITICAL CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORTH AMERICA; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRICS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877065084     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2013.02.001     Document Type: Review

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