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Effectiveness of MPEWS at Predicting Pediatric Risk Events and Unplanned ICU Admissions in a PACU Setting

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Methodology: This study used a case control design. Cases were selected from patients 0-18 that experienced a risk event or unplanned ICU admission within 24 hours of PACU discharge. Controls… Click to show full abstract

Methodology: This study used a case control design. Cases were selected from patients 0-18 that experienced a risk event or unplanned ICU admission within 24 hours of PACU discharge. Controls were selected randomly from patients that did not have a risk event or unplanned ICU admission after PACU discharge to acute care unit. Patient data was pulled from the electronic medical record and analyzed logistic regression. Area under the ROC (AUC) curve was calculated to determine discriminative power.

Keywords: effectiveness mpews; unplanned icu; risk; mpews predicting; predicting pediatric; pediatric risk

Journal Title: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Year Published: 2019

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