Refining and testing the diagnostic accuracy of an assessment tool (PAT-POPS) to predict admission and discharge of children and young people who attend an emergency department: protocol for an observational study

Refining and testing the diagnostic accuracy of an assessment tool (PAT-POPS) to predict admission and discharge of children and young people who attend an emergency department: protocol for an observational study

Abstract Background Increasing attendances by children (aged 0–16 years) to United Kingdom Emergency Departments (EDs) challenges patient safety within the National Health Service (NHS) with health professionals required to make complex judgements on whether children attending urgent and emergency c...

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Main Authors: Samah Riaz, Andrew Rowland, Steve Woby, Tony Long, Joan Livesley, Sarah Cotterill, Calvin Heal, Damian Roland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Paediatric
Emergency department
Diagnostic accuracy
Early identification systems, screening tool
Observational
Early warning score
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1268-7

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