Rapid implementation of evidence-based guidelines for imaging after first urinary tract infection

Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Jerardi, Karen E ^a   Elkeeb, Dena ^a   Weiser, Jason ^a   Brinkman, William B ^a  

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

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Quality improvement; Urinary tract infection; VCUG

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDUCATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 84884551804     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-0720     Document Type: Article

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