| Empyema: development of a critical pathway. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 11815938 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Over the past 20 years at the authors' institution, the management of empyema has evolved. The authors recently have developed a critical pathway in an effort to facilitate diagnosis, guide therapy, and reduce cost. Currently, the average length of stay using this pathway is 4 to 5 days with decreased cost compared to the historic length of stay and a national children's hospital database. The authors review steps to develop a critical pathway as well as discuss their pathway for empyema management. |
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Authors:
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Christine Finck; Charles Wagner; Richard Jackson; Sam Smith |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Seminars in pediatric surgery Volume: 11 ISSN: 1055-8586 ISO Abbreviation: Semin. Pediatr. Surg. Publication Date: 2002 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-01-29 Completed Date: 2002-03-06 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9216162 Medline TA: Semin Pediatr Surg Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 25-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2002 by W.B. Saunders Company |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatric Surgery University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR 72202, USA. |
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Arkansas Child Critical Pathways* Empyema / drug therapy, surgery*, ultrasonography Humans Length of Stay Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted Thoracostomy |
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