The PEWS score: Potential calling criteria for critical care response teams in children's hospitals

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 278-279

  Fraser, Douglas D ^a   Singh, Ram N ^a   Frewen, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC EARLY WARNING SYSTEM SCORE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 33748706215     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2006.06.006     Document Type: Note

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