Referrals to a pediatric emergency department of a tertiary care teaching hospital before and after introduction of a referral education module - a quality improvement study

• Main Authors: Gopalakrishnan Ezhumalai (Author), Muralidharan Jayashree (Author), Karthi Nallasamy (Author), Arun Bansal (Author), Bhavneet Bharti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Provision of timely care to critically ill children is essential for good outcome. Referral from smaller peripheral hospitals to higher centers for intensive care is common. However, lack of an organized referral and feedback system compromises optimal care. We studied the qualit...