Scoping Review of Pediatric Early Warning Systems (PEWS) in Resource-Limited and Humanitarian Settings

Pediatric Early Warning Systems (PEWS) aim to identify hospitalized children at increased risk of deterioration by assigning a score based on vital signs and clinical status and guiding interventions using a response algorithm to improve outcomes. When implemented with quality improvement methodolog...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Pediatrics
Main Authors:	Stephanie R. Brown, Daniel Martinez Garcia, Asya Agulnik
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Subjects:	pediatric early warning system humanitarian pediatrics resource-limited settings quality of care hospital mortality
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00410/full