Abstract:Background: Paediatric Early Warning (PEW) systems have led to earlier identification and escalation of treatment with subsequent admission to Paediatric Intensive Care (PIC) in deteriorating children. The impact on reductions in cardiac arrest and mortality vary between the heterogeneous studies, showing both unchanged and reduced cardiac arrest, morbidity and mortality. Identifying and managing critical illness on wards is a complex and dynamic process involving technology, human interaction, cultural contex… Show more
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