Prevalence and nature of adverse medical device events in hospitalized children

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 390-393

  Brady, Patrick W ^a   Varadarajan, Kartik ^a   Peterson, Laura E ^b   Lannon, Carole ^a   Gross, Thomas ^c  

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

^b Health Care Consultant   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE MEDICAL DEVICE EVENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVICE SAFETY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880510705     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2058     Document Type: Article

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