Application of measurement tools to pediatric emergency medicine.
A focus on children and the limited time frame of the emergency care setting makes pediatric emergency medicine (EM) outcomes research a challenging endeavor. To address the challenges, pediatric EM researchers must choose their risk adjustment and outcomes measures carefully. This article provides guidance to those researchers through a series of questions and answers, with an emphasis on present and future measurement tools and the steps needed to further develop the field.
Garrison
Herbert G
HG
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4354, USA. hgarriso@pcmh.com
Maio
Ronald F
RF
Spaite
Daniel W
DW
D002648:Child; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D020379:Risk Adjustment; D018570:Risk Assessment