PICU admission “24 h | |||||
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NO | YES | P value* | |||
Maximum Escalation Index score | < 5 | ≥5 | < 5 | ≥5 | |
Patient characteristics | |||||
Maximum BedsidePEWS in last full 6- hour period, median (IQR) | 7 (6–9) | 7 (6–8) | 9 (7–14) | 10 (8–12) | 0.37 |
Maximum BedsidePEWS median (IQR) | 9 (7–11) | 11 (9–11) | 10 (8–14) | 10 (8–12) | 0.02 |
Maximum BedsidePEWS ≥10, n (%) | 46/113 (41) | 11/16 (69) | 21/40 (53) | 34/59 (58) | 0.142 |
CRIS, n (%) | |||||
1–4 | 113 (100) | 16 (100) | 33 (83) | 53 (90) | < 0.0001 |
5–7 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (17) | 6 (10) | |
Recent transfer, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 25 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 0.03 |
PICU Team Called, n (%) | |||||
< = 6 h | 4 (4) | 9 (56) | 17 (42) | 39 (66) | < 0.0001 |
6–12 h | 1 (1) | 3 (19) | 2 (5) | 7 (11) | |
> 12 h | 0 | 3 (19) | 5 (12) | 13 (22) | |
no call | 108 (96) | 1 (6) | 16 (40) | 0 | |
Medication complexity, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 72 (64) | 6 (37) | 21 (53) | 31 (53) | 0.230 |
No | 41 (36) | 10 (63) | 19 (47) | 28 (47) | |
Isolation, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 34 (31) | 5 (33) | 12 (30) | 27 (46) | 0.21 |
No | 76 (69) | 10 (67) | 28 (70) | 32 (54) | |
Chronic disease, n (%) | |||||
Yes No | 112 (99) 1 (1) | 15 (94) 1 (6) | 26 (65) 14 (35) | 36 (61) 23 (39) | < 0.0001 |
HCP perception of patient deterioration, mean, SD | |||||
Q: How much would ou have been surprised if this patient arrested? Physicians | 4.85 ± 3.43 | 7.86 ± 2.19 | 8.53 ± 3.11 | 9.61 ± 0.79 | 0.02 |
Q: Would you have called for a PICU consult fo this patient? Physicians | 4.54 ± 3.40 | 5.17 ± 2.64 | 8.60 ± 3.11 | 9.46 ± 0.88 | < 0.0001 |
Q: How much would you have been surprised if this patient arrested? Nurses | 6.88 ± 3.38 | 8.67 ± 1.86 | 8.22 ± 2.97 | 9.06 ± 1.98 | 0.75 |
Q: Would you have called for a PICU consult for this patient? Nurses | 6.40 ± 3.20 | 6.83 ± 2.56 | 8.57 ± 2.69 | 9.09 ± 1.99 | 0.002 |