The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · Dec 2015
Multicenter StudyIdentifying Pediatric Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Accuracy of Diagnosis Codes.
To evaluate accuracy of 2 established administrative methods of identifying children with sepsis using a medical record review reference standard. ⋯ Sepsis specific International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes identify pediatric patients with severe sepsis in administrative data more accurately than a combination of codes for infection plus organ dysfunction.
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The Journal of pediatrics · Dec 2015
Multicenter StudyAssociation between Hospital Volume and Within-Hospital Intensive Care Unit Transfer for Sickle Cell Disease in Children's Hospitals.
To assess the relationship between hospital volume and intensive care unit (ICU) transfer among hospitalized children with sickle cell disease (SCD). ⋯ Children's hospitals vary substantially in their transfer of children with SCD to the ICU according to hospital volumes. Understanding the practices used by different institutions may help explain the variability in ICU transfer among hospitals caring for children with SCD.