Effect of a Pediatric Early Warning System on All-Cause Mortality in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients The EPOCH Randomized Clinical Trial
Effect of a Pediatric Early Warning System on All-Cause Mortality in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients The EPOCH Randomized Clinical Trial
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DOI:
10.1001/jama.2018.0948
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发表时间:
2018-03-13
影响因子:
120.7
通讯作者:
Tomlinson, George A.
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作者:
Parshuram, Christopher S.;Dryden-Palmer, Karen;Tomlinson, George A.
IMPORTANCE There is limited evidence that the use of severity of illness scores in pediatric patients can facilitate timely admission to the intensive care unit or improve patient outcomes.OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of the Bedside Paediatric Early Warning System (BedsidePEWS) on all-cause hospital mortality and late admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), cardiac arrest, and ICU resource use.DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A multicenter cluster randomized trial of 21 hospitals located in 7 countries (Belgium, Canada, England, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, and the Netherlands) that provided inpatient pediatric care for infants (gestational age >= 37 weeks) to teenagers (aged