Journal of pediatric nursing
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Comparison of Two Pediatric Early Warning Systems: A Randomized Trial.
Pediatric early warning systems (PEWS) are used to detect clinical deterioration in hospitalized children. Few PEWSs have been validated in multicenter studies and the performance in many single-center studies varies. We wanted to compare two PEWS in a multicenter study. ⋯ The results from this study should be interpreted with caution as very few patients experiencing clinical deterioration and further studies should also focus on challenges trying to evaluate PEWS.