A clinical prediction model to identify children at risk for revisits with serious illness to the emergency department: A prospective multicentre observational study.

Ruud Gerard Gerard Nijman Dorine M Borensztajn Joany M ZachariasseCarine HajemaPaulo FreitasSusanne Greber-Platzer Frank J SmitClaudio F AlvesJohan van der LeiEwout W SteyerbergIan K Maconochie Henriette A Moll

Published in: PloS one (2021)

We developed a prediction model and a digital calculator which can aid physicians identifying those children at highest and lowest risks for developing a serious illness after initial discharge from the ED, allowing for more targeted safety netting advice and follow-up.

Keyphrases

emergency department
young adults
primary care
clinical trial
randomized controlled trial
study protocol
human health
drug delivery
risk assessment