A prospective, mixed-methods, before and after study to identify the evidence base for the core components of an effective Paediatric Early Warning System and the development of an implementation package containing those core recommendations for use in the UK: Paediatric early warning system - utilisation and mortality avoidance- the PUMA study protocol

• Main Authors: Emma Thomas-Jones (Author), Amy Lloyd (Author), Damian Roland (Author), Gerri Sefton (Author), Lyvonne Tume (Author), Kerry Hood (Author), Chao Huang (Author), Dawn Edwards (Author), Alison Oliver (Author), Richard Skone (Author), David Lacy (Author), Ian Sinha (Author), Jenny Preston (Author), Brendan Mason (Author), Nina Jacob (Author), Robert Trubey (Author), Heather Strange (Author), Yvonne Moriarty (Author), Aimee Grant (Author), Davina Allen (Author), Colin Powell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In hospital, staff need to routinely monitor patients to identify those who are seriously ill, so that they receive timely treatment to improve their condition. A Paediatric Early Warning System is a multi-faceted socio-technical system to detect deterioration in children, which...