Development of the national Dutch PEWS: the challenge against heterogeneity and implementation difficulties of PEWS in the Netherlands

• Main Authors: Joris Fuijkschot (Author), Jikke Stevens (Author), Lara Teheux (Author), Erica de Loos (Author), Hester Rippen (Author), Maaike Meurs (Author), Janke de Groot (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background For the early recognition of deteriorating patients several Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) systems have been developed with the assumption that early detection can prevent further deterioration. Although PEWS are widely being used in hospitals in the Netherlands, there is n...