A clinical prediction model to identify children at risk for revisits with serious illness to the emergency department: A prospective multicentre observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To develop a clinical prediction model to identify children at risk for revisits with serious illness to the emergency department.

Methods and findings

A secondary analysis of a prospective multicentre observational study in five European EDs (the TRIAGE study), including consecutive children aged <16 years who were discharged following their initial ED visit ('index' visit), in 2012-2015. Standardised data on patient characteristics, Manchester Triage System urgency classification, vital signs, clinical interventions and procedures were collected. The outcome measure was serious illness defined as hospital admission or PICU admission or death in ED after an unplanned revisit within 7 days of the index visit. Prediction models were developed using multivariable lo

SUBMITTER: Nijman RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8281990 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature