TY - JOUR
T1 - Paediatric early warning systems
T2 - Not a simple answer to a complex question
AU - Roland, Damian
AU - Powell, Colin
AU - Lloyd, Amy
AU - Trubey, Robert
AU - Tume, Lyvonne
AU - Sefton, Gerri
AU - Huang, Chao
AU - Taiyari, Katie
AU - Strange, Heather
AU - Jacob, Nina
AU - Thomas-Jones, Emma
AU - Hood, Kerenza
AU - Allen, Davina
N1 - Funding Information:
This work has arisen from a study/project funded by the National Institute for Health Research, Health Services and Delivery Research Programme, funder reference: 12/178/17. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the National Institute for Health Research or the Department of Health and Social Care.
Publisher Copyright:
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ.
PY - 2022/7/22
Y1 - 2022/7/22
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - child health services
KW - emergency service, hospital
KW - health services research
KW - mortality
KW - paediatrics
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U2 - 10.1136/archdischild-2022-323951
DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2022-323951
M3 - Review article
C2 - 35868852
AN - SCOPUS:85135162351
SN - 0003-9888
JO - Archives of Disease in Childhood
JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood
M1 - archdischild-2022-323951
ER -