Risk-adjusted monitoring of blood-stream infection in paediatric intensive care: A data linkage study

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1080-1087

  Harron, Katie ^a   Wade, Angie ^a   Muller Pebody, Berit ^b   Goldstein, Harvey ^a   Parslow, Roger ^c   Gray, Jim ^d   Hartley, John C ^e   Mok, Quen ^e   Gilbert, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Blood stream infection; Data linkage; Paediatric intensive care; Risk adjustment; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION;

BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84878014419     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-013-2841-z     Document Type: Article

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