Analysis of the accuracy of disease prediction in pediatric ward patients based on the modified early warning score for children: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to their young age and limited ability to communicate, pediatric patients in internal medicine wards are at risk of nursing assessment errors, which can lead to adverse events and disputes.

Objective

To explore the application effect of modified pediatric early warning score (PEWS) in the early identification of critically ill children in pediatric general wards.

Design

A single-blind, two-arm randomized controlled trial was conducted using a convenience sampling method.

Methods

A study was conducted on 300 pediatric inpatients admitted to the pediatric ward of a tertiary hospital in Guangdong Province between June 2021 and December 2023. The patients were randomly divided into an observation group (150 cases) and a control group (150 cases) usin

SUBMITTER: Lin K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11758130 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature