Consensus on patient cases for hospitalised children with a high paediatric track and trigger tool score that raises no mounting concern: a Delphi process study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Paediatric track and trigger tools (PTTTs) based on vital parameters have been implemented in hospitals worldwide to help healthcare professionals identify signs of critical illness and incipient deterioration in hospitalised children. It has been documented that nurses do not use PTTT as intended, but deviate from PTTT protocols because, in some situations, PTTT observations make little sense to them. The present study aimed to reach consensus on whether automatically generated PTTT scores that are higher than deemed reasonable by healthcare professionals according to their professional experience and clinical expertise may be downgraded.

Methods

A two-round modified Delphi technique was used to explore consensus on 14 patient cases for hospitalised children with

SUBMITTER: Jensen CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9272132 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature