Pediatric Early Warning System (PEWS)
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Since 1964, Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC Children’s) has been steadfastly committed to providing the highest quality medical care to children. Affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, our regional pediatric healthcare network includes a state-of-the-art 279-bed main hospital facility in the City of Orange, and a 54-bed hospital-within-a-hospital in Mission Viejo. CHOC also offers many primary and specialty care clinics in Orange County and beyond; more than 100 additional programs and services; residency programs in Pediatrics, pharmacy and nursing; support for multiple fellowship programs; and four centers of clinical excellence – The CHOC Children’s Heart, Neuroscience, Orthopedics and Hyundai Cancer Institutes.
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Use of a Modified Pediatric Early Warning Score in a Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
BACKGROUND Several versions of the Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) exist, but there is limited information available on the use of such systems in different contexts. In the present study, we aimed to examine the relationship between a modified version of The Brighton Paediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) and patient characteristics in a Norwegian department of pediatric and adolescent med...
متن کاملCharacteristics and outcomes of pediatric rapid response teams before and after mandatory triggering by an elevated Pediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) score.
BACKGROUND The Pediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) was created to identify unstable patients before their deterioration. Rapid response teams (RRTs) were developed to assist with management of such patients. In 2009, our institution mandated the activation of RRTs if a PEWS score was elevated (ie, ≥5). OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to examine changes in characteristics of RRT calls ...
متن کاملSensitivity of the pediatric early warning score to identify patient deterioration.
OBJECTIVE We evaluated the Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) sensitivity as an early indicator of patients deterioration leading to a Rapid Response Team (RRT)/code event. We hypothesized that at least 80% of patients had a critical PEWS preceding the event. We determined staff awareness of deterioration in patient status prior to the event as evidenced by consults, addition of monitoring eq...
متن کاملValidity of different pediatric early warning scores in the emergency department.
OBJECTIVE Pediatric early warning scores (PEWS) are being advocated for use in the emergency department (ED). The goal of this study was to compare the validity of different PEWS in a pediatric ED. METHODS Ten different PEWS were evaluated in a large prospective cohort. We included children aged <16 years who had presented to the ED of a university hospital in The Netherlands (2009-2012). The...
متن کاملImplementing paediatric early warning scores systems in the Netherlands: future implications.
BACKGROUND Paediatric Early Warning Scores (PEWS) are increasingly being used for early identification and management of clinical deterioration in paediatric patients. A PEWS system includes scores, cut-off points and appropriate early intervention. In 2011, The Dutch Ministry of Health advised hospitals to implement a PEWS system in order to improve patient safety in paediatric wards. The obje...
متن کاملComparison of Pediatric Early Warning Score to Physician Opinion for Deteriorating Patients.
BACKGROUND This study compares a Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) to physician opinion in identifying patients at risk for deterioration. METHODS Maximum PEWS recorded during each admission was retrospectively ascertained from electronic medical record data. Physician opinion regarding risk of subsequent deterioration was determined by assignment to an institutional "senior sign-out" (SSO...
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