Variation in post-adenotonsillectomy admission practices in 24 pediatric hospitals

Laryngoscope

Volumn 123, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2560-2566

  Goyal, Samita S ^a,b   Shah, Rahul ^c   Roberson, David W ^d,e   Schwartz, Margot L ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

adenoidectomy; admissions; obstructive sleep apnea; patient safety; Practice variation; tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADMISSIONS; OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE VARIATION; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 84884980901     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.24172     Document Type: Article

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