Pediatric Early Warning Score in interhospital ambulance care: a pilot study exploring feasibility and impact.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric Early Warning Scores (PEWS) are commonly used for early recognition of clinical deterioration in hospitalized children and timely intervention. In 2019, a national Dutch PEWS was developed for pediatric hospital care in the Netherlands. To improve communication during interhospital transfers, using Dutch PEWS in interhospital ambulance care might be of added value in the chain of care. Therefore, this pilot study aimed to explore the feasibility and impact of the Dutch PEWS in interhospital ambulance care.

Methods

Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle, a four-step model for carrying out change, the Dutch PEWS system was first adopted for use in interhospital ambulance care, resulting in Dutch-Ambulance-PEWS (DA-PEWS) (Plan). This system was implemented in on

SUBMITTER: Luijmes M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12007274 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature