A Cost-Saving Algorithm for Children Hospitalized for Status Asthmaticus
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A cost-saving algorithm for children hospitalized for status asthmaticus.
OBJECTIVE To test the ability of an assessment-driven algorithm for treatment of pediatric status asthmaticus to reduce length and cost of hospitalization. DESIGN Nonrandomized, prospective, controlled trial. SETTING Tertiary care children's hospital. PATIENTS Children aged 1 to 18 years hospitalized for status asthmaticus; 104 were treated using the asthma care algorithm (intervention) a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.152.10.977