Paediatric early warning systems: not a simple answer to a complex question

Paediatric early warning systems (PEWS) to reduce in-hospital mortality have been a laudable endeavour. Evaluation of their impact has rarely examined the internal validity of the components of PEWS in achieving desired outcomes. We highlight the assumptions made regarding the mode of action of PEWS...

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Autores principales: Roland, Damian, Powell, Colin, Lloyd, Amy, Trubey, Robert, Tume, Lyvonne, Sefton, Gerri, Huang, Chao, Taiyari, Katie, Strange, Heather, Jacob, Nina, Thomas-Jones, Emma, Hood, Kerenza, Allen, Davina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10176370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35868852
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2022-323951
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Sumario:Paediatric early warning systems (PEWS) to reduce in-hospital mortality have been a laudable endeavour. Evaluation of their impact has rarely examined the internal validity of the components of PEWS in achieving desired outcomes. We highlight the assumptions made regarding the mode of action of PEWS and, as PEWS become more commonplace, this paper asks whether we really understand their function, process and outcome.

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