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Aust Clin Rev
; 11(4): 123-31, 1991.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1804070
RESUMO
OBJECTIVE: The study was undertaken to evaluate the use of the Paediatric Evaluation Protocol (PAEP) in the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Western Australia. A random sample of 557 patient records was reviewed using the United States Paediatric Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol (AEP). RESULTS: Thirteen per cent of admissions and 10% of days of stay may have been medically inappropriate in the year of study. The PAEP is a useful tool for utilization review in children's hospitals in Australia and may with benefit be modified.