Status:
COMPLETED
Implementation of Bedside Pediatric Early Warning Systems (PEWS)
Lead Sponsor:
The Hospital for Sick Children
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Conditions:
Clinically Deteriorating Paediatric Patients
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-18 years
Brief Summary
Timely identification, referral and treatment of children who are clinically deteriorating while admitted to hospital wards is a fundamental element of inpatient care. In community hospitals, advantag...
Detailed Description
We will be performing a prospective observational study of care outcomes, physician workload and frontline staff perceptions before and after the implementation of Bedside PEWS in a community paediatr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients admitted to the paediatric inpatient unit at Credit Valley Hospital from June 2008-December 2008
Exclusion
- Patients over 18 years of age
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00961727
Start Date
June 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2008
Last Update
June 1 2015
Active Locations (1)
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The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada