Identifying High-Risk Children in the Emergency Department

Conclusions:
Elevated MPEWS in the ED is associated with increased risk of ward-to-PICU transfer within 24 hours of admission; however, an MPEWS threshold of 7 is not sufficient to identify more than a small proportion of ward-admitted children with subsequent clinical deterioration.

Source: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine - October 24, 2016 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Nielsen, K. R., Migita, R., Batra, M., Gennaro, J. L. D., Roberts, J. S., Weiss, N. S. Tags: Reviews of a Large Clinical Series Source Type: research