Improving triage for children with comorbidity using the ED-PEWS: an observational study.

Joany M ZachariassePinky Rose EspinaDorine M BorensztajnDaan NieboerIan K MaconochieEwout W SteyerbergJohan van der LeiSusanne Greber-PlatzerHenriette A Moll

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood (2021)

The ED-PEWS has a similar performance in children with and without comorbidity. Adding the ED-PEWS to the MTS for children with comorbidity improves triage, except in the setting with few high-urgency patients.

Keyphrases

emergency department
young adults
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed