Survey of early identification systems to identify inpatient children at risk of physiological deterioration
- 1 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 92 (9), 828
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2006.112094
Abstract
The more rapid physiological decline experienced by children makes it remarkable that these services are not routinely available for children. As simply adapting adult systems for children is inappropriate because of different age-related physiological and developmental factors, there has been an attempt to develop tools specifically for use in the paediatric population.2–6 This survey was designed to identify the prevalence and nature of paediatric early identification systems in the UK to inform future research, policy and the development of appropriate services for children.Keywords
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