Ashley R. Kroeger1, Jacqueline Morrison2, Andrew H. Smith1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.1, pp. 98-104, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12525
Abstract Objective: Unplanned readmission to the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) is associated
with significant morbidity and mortality. The Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) predicts ward
patients at risk for decompensation but has not been previously reported to identify at-risk
patients with cardiac disease prior to ward transfer. This study aimed to determine whether PEWS
prior to transfer may serve as a predictor of unplanned readmission to the CICU.
Design: All patients discharged from a tertiary children’s hospital CICU from September 2012
through August 2015 were included for analysis. PEWS assessment was performed following
transfer to the cardiac ward, and… More >
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