NEED FOR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ADMISSION, MORTALITY RATE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS USING PAEDIATRIC ADVANCED WARNING SCORE (PAWS) ON ARRIVAL AT HOSPITAL: HOSPITAL BASED PROSPECTIVE STUDY.
PAW score right on arrival at emergency can identify up to 80% of pediatric patient requiring ICU admission, thus maybe incorporated in ICU admission criteria in low and middle income countries. Critical PAW score on arrival have increased chance of death and staying longer in ICU.
Authors
- Jeffrey M. Perlman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9754-579X)
- Esther Majaliwa
- Matei Mselle
- Grace Kinabo
- Blandina Theophil Mmbaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5550-1916)
- Aisa Shayo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3321-9055)
Institutions
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00