Consensus-driven model to establish paediatric emergency care measures for low-volume emergency departments

Affiliations

¹ Pediatrics, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas, USA kate.remick@austin.utexas.edu.
² Pediatrics, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas, USA.
³ Gonzaga University College of Arts and Sciences, Spokane, Washington, USA.

Katherine E Remick et al. BMJ Open Qual. 2022 Jul.

. 2022 Jul;11(3):e001803.

doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001803.

¹ Pediatrics, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas, USA kate.remick@austin.utexas.edu.
² Pediatrics, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas, USA.
³ Gonzaga University College of Arts and Sciences, Spokane, Washington, USA.

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Keywords: Emergency department; Healthcare quality improvement; Paediatrics; Quality improvement; Quality measurement.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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