Adherence to the bedside paediatric early warning system (BedsidePEWS) in a pediatric tertiary care hospital

Autor: Orsola Gawronski, Federico Ferro, Corrado Cecchetti, Marta Ciofi Degli Atti, Immacolata Dall’Oglio, Emanuela Tiozzo, Massimiliano Raponi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Zdroj: BMC Health Services Research, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06809-2
Popis: Abstract Background The aim of this study is to describe the adherence to the Bedside Pediatric Early Warning System (BedsidePEWS) escalation protocol in children admitted to hospital wards in a large tertiary care children’s hospital in Italy. Methods This is a retrospective observational chart review. Data on the frequency and accuracy of BedsidePEWS score calculations, escalation of patient observations, monitoring and medical reviews were recorded. Two research nurses performed weekly visits to the hospital wards to collect data on BedsidePEWS scores, medical reviews, type of monitoring and vital signs recorded. Data were described through means or medians according to the distribution. Inferences were calculated either with Chi-square, Student’s t test or Wilcoxon-Mann–Whitney test, as appropriate (P
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
Nepřihlášeným uživatelům se plný text nezobrazuje