Easing the Strain on a Pediatric Tertiary Care Center
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Easing the strain on a pediatric tertiary care center: use of a redistribution system.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the ability of a regionalized system to safely transfer patients requiring admission from a referral center to either regional or community hospitals. DESIGN Cohort study of children requiring admission. Following transfer, a questionnaire was administered to eligible caregivers. Subsequent emergency department (ED) use was assessed by comparing children who were transfe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.9.870