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PUMA - Paediatric early warning system (PEWS): Utilisation and Mortality Avoidance. A prospective, mixed methods, before and after study identifying the evidence base for the core components of an effective PEWS and the development of an implementation package for implementation and use in the UK

Project title: PUMA - Paediatric early warning system (PEWS): Utilisation and Mortality Avoidance. A prospective, mixed methods, before and after study identifying the evidence base for the core components of an effective PEWS and the development of an implementation package for implementation and use in the UK

Call to action: 12/178 12/178 Evaluating interventions to identify and reduce avoidable mortality in hospitals

Research type: Primary Research

Chief investigator: Professor Davina Allen

Lead Author: Professor Davina Allen

Contractor: Cardiff University

Cost: £1,967,371.96

Co-investigators: Dr (Elizabeth) Dawn Edwards, Dr Damian Roland, Dr David Lacy, Dr Emma Thomas-Jones, Dr Gerri Sefton, Dr James Bunn, Mr Chao Huang, Ms Alison Oliver, Ms Jennifer Preston, Professor Davina Allen, Professor Kerenza Hood, Professor Lyvonne Tume.

Started: November 2014 | Status: Published January 2022

PROSPERO registration: CRD42015015326

Track-and-trigger tools do not improve detection of deterioration on their own, but assessing impacts of system-wide change was difficult due to low event rates for hard clinical outcomes.

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