Using quality improvement to reduce continuous pulse oximetry use in children with wheezing

Pediatrics

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2015, Pages e1044-e1051

  Schondelmeyer, Amanda C ^a   Simmons, Jeffrey M ^a   Statile, Angela M ^a   Hofacer, Kelsey E ^a   Smith, Rebecca ^a   Prine, Lori ^a   Brady, Patrick W ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTINUOUS PULSE OXIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PULSE OXIMETRY; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WHEEZING; ADOLESCENT; ANOXIA; ASTHMA; BLOOD; BRONCHIOLITIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; NEWBORN; OXIMETRY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UTILIZATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ANOXIA; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OHIO; OXIMETRY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84927709857     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-2295     Document Type: Article

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