The pediatric early warning system score: A severity of illness score to predict urgent medical need in hospitalized children

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 271-278

  Duncan, Heather ^a   Hutchison, James ^b   Parshuram, Christopher S ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Code blue; Early detection; Prevention; Severity of illness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXPERT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROC CURVE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INPATIENTS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33748628837     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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