FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLINICAL DETERIORATION RECOGNIZED BY AN EARLY WARNING PEDIATRIC SCORE

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the factors associated with clinical deterioration recognized by a Pediatric Early Warning Score. Method: A cross-sectional study conducted in a tertiary pediatric public hospital with 271 children aged from zero to ten, hospitalized between May and October 2015. For the identification of the children with and without signs of clinical deterioration, the translated, adapted and validated version of the Brighton Pediatric Early Warning Score was applied to the Brazilian context. Logistic regression analysis and prevalence ratio (PR) were used to measure the association between the variables studied. A 95% Confidence Interval (CI) and p value were adopted as a measure of statistical significance to identify potential associated factors. Results: The factors associated with the clinical deterioration of the children studied were age ≤ 2 years old (p=0.000), hospitalization in the emergency unit (p=0.000), comorbidity (p=0.020) and clinical diagnosis of respiratory disease (p=0.000). Conclusion: Children ≤ 2 years old, with comorbidity, diagnosed with respiratory disease and hospitalized in the emergency unit showed an increased likelihood of clinical deterioration. The identification of factors associated with clinical deterioration may alert and direct the health team to children more susceptible to this phenomenon.

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Main Authors: Miranda,Juliana de Oliveira Freitas, Camargo,Climene Laura de, Nascimento Sobrinho,Carlito Lopes, Portela,Daniel Sales, Pinho,Paloma de Sousa, Oliveira,Thaiane de Lima
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem 2020
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-07072020000100318
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