Pediatric early warning score and unplanned readmission with influenza at emergency observation room.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study explored the predictive value of the pediatric early warning scores (PEWS) in recognizing clinical deterioration and identifying children with influenza with unplanned readmission to the emergency observation room (EOR) within 72 h.

Methods

A total of 196 children were included in this single-center case-control study conducted between 1 January and 30 June 2024. PEWS scores and receiver operating characteristic curves were used to evaluate the correlations between the scores and the likelihood of influenza necessitating readmission.

Results

For each 1-point increase in PEWS score, the risk of unplanned readmission significantly increased with unadjusted PEWS of [OR 9.98 (1.54-64.73); P = 0.016] and adjusted PEWS of [OR 10.53 (3.47-31.98);

SUBMITTER: Xu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12855074 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature