The promise and potential of continuous improvement in the pediatric intensive care unit: The evolving story from the united kingdom paediatric intensive care audit network

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 935-937

  Goldstein, Brahm ^a,b   Nadel, Simon ^c  

^a MALLINCKRODT PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSING CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE AUDIT NETWORK; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PICANET; PICU;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 84884674761     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.05.044     Document Type: Editorial

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