Decreasing hospital length of stay for bronchiolitis by using an observation unit and home oxygen therapy

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 422-428

  Sandweiss, David R ^a   Mundorff, Michael B ^a   Hill, Tracy ^a   Wolfe, Doug ^a   Greene, Tom ^b   Andrews, Seth ^a   Glasgow, Tiffany S ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME OXYGEN THERAPY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATION UNIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WINTER;

BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOME NURSING; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBSERVATION; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTAH;

EID: 84877651101     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.1435     Document Type: Article

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