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Outcomes and causes of death in children on home mechanical ventilation via tracheostomy: an institutional and literature review

OBJECTIVE: To describe outcomes and causes of death in children on chronic positive-pressure ventilation via tracheostomy. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a retrospective observational cohort analysis of 228 children enrolled in an university-affiliated…

A home for medically complex children: the role of hospital programs

The medical home is a conceptual model of continuous and comprehensive care provision that is associated with improved outcomes for children with special healthcare needs. Most applications of the medical home have focused on improving primary care…

Tags: 2008, Adams S, Backlog, Child, Cohen E, Continuity Of Patient Care, Disease Management, Friedman J, Health Services Needs And Demand, home care services, Hospital-Based, Hospitalized, Humans, Journal Article, Journal For Healthcare Quality, Models, Nicholas DB, Organizational, Rosenbaum P

Deaths of pediatric patients: relevance to their medical home, an urban primary care clinic

2005

Tags: 1998, 2002, 2005, Academic Medical Centers Adolescent AdultCause of Death Child Child, and 19 (52%) were identified through the clinic-initiated tracking system for deaths that occurred outside the institution. Only 1 anticipated death occurred in the patient's home. Sixty-six percent of patients h(TRUNCATED), and June 31, and to compare the characteristics of deaths that were sudden, and whether an autopsy was performed. RESULTS: Thirty-six patient deaths were identified between July 1, Backlog, epidemiology United States%X BACKGROUND: The Institute of Medicine's report When Children Die emphasizes the importance of the medical home in end-of-life care, Hospital, Hospital-Based, Journal Article, Nellis ME, Newborn Male Outpatient Clinics, Pediatrics, PedPal Lit, preexisting medical conditions, Preschool Death FemaleHospital Mortality Hospitals, resident continuity clinic, Serwint JR, setting and cause of death, statistics & numerical data Primary Health Care Professional-Family Relations Sudden Infant Death, to determine the mechanisms of communication about these deaths, unexpected, Urban/statistics & numerical data Humans Infant Infant, within a clinic population of 7000 patients (average annual mortality rate: 0.13%). Seventeen patient deaths (48%) were identified through the institutional tracking system

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Outcomes and causes of death in children on home mechanical ventilation via tracheostomy: an institutional and literature review

A home for medically complex children: the role of hospital programs

Deaths of pediatric patients: relevance to their medical home, an urban primary care clinic