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ManChEWS: Royal Manchester Children's Hospital early warning score

Authors: V Joshi, R Barber, R Yates

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Unrecognised clinical deterioration resulting in near or actual cardiorespiratory arrest in hospitalised children sadly still occurs. The majority of these events may be preventable. Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH) introduced a simple track and trigger Early Warning System (ManChEWS) in 2005 by which variation in six key physiological parameters is scored according to a traffic-light system in routine nursing observations. The aim was to evaluate use of ManChEWS since its introduction, in order to allow continued improvement and development. …

Title: ManChEWS: Royal Manchester Children's Hospital early warning score
Authors: V Joshi
R Barber
R Yates
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9927

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