Journal of Critical Care
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 271-278 , September 2006

The pediatric early warning system score: A severity of illness score to predict urgent medical need in hospitalized children

  • Heather Duncan

      Affiliations

    • Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Diana, Princess of Wales Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, B4 6NH Birmingham, UK
    • ,
  • James Hutchison

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    • The Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    • ,
  • Christopher S. Parshuram

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    • The Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8.

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☆ This work was supported by internal funding from the Department of Critical Care Medicine and the Research Institute at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The investigators functioned independent of these funding sources, and have no conflict of interest to declare with respect to this publication. Drs C Parshuram and J Hutchison have received peer-reviewed funding from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada to support ongoing research in the prevention and treatment of pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest. This funding was in part related to the work described in the submitted manuscript.

☆☆ H Duncan contributed to the concept, design, interpretation, and manuscript revisions. J Hutchison contributed to the design, interpretation, and manuscript revisions. CS Parshuram contributed to the concept, design, interpretation, and drafting of the manuscript and assisted with its revisions. All authors approved the final submitted manuscript.

PII: S0883-9441(06)00088-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2006.06.007

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 271-278 , September 2006

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