Variation and trends in ed use of radiographs for asthma, bronchiolitis, and croup in children

Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 245-252

  Knapp, Jane F ^a   Simon, Stephen D ^b   Sharma, Vidya ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchiolitis; Croup; Emergency department; Measures; Pediatric; Performance indicators; Quality; Radiograph; Trends; Variation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CROUP; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; MEASURES; PEDIATRIC; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; QUALITY; RADIOGRAPH; TRENDS; VARIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CROUP; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84882262350     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-2830     Document Type: Article

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