Development and initial validation of the Bedside Paediatric Early Warning System score

Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Parshuram, Christopher S ^a,b,c,d   Hutchison, James ^a,c,d   Middaugh, Kristen ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEDSIDE PEDIATRIC EARLY WARNING SYSTEM SCORE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE PATIENT RATIO; NURSING CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 69849101803     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc7998     Document Type: Article

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