… et al. Prevalence of Errors in Anaphylaxis in Kids (PEAK): a multicenter simulation-based study. J Allergy Clin Immunol …

Identifying incipient clinical deterioration is a prerequisite for rapid response and prevention of harm for hospitalized patients. This study tested a bedside pediatric early warning system, which included an illness severity score, standardized documentation, and monitoring protocols. In a cluster-randomized trial in several high-income countries, implementation of the bundle did not result in decreased in-hospital mortality compared to usual care. The overall mortality rate in the study was less than 0.2%. The authors suggest that this unexpectedly low mortality rate may have made it difficult to detect differences in intervention versus control hospitals. A related editorial suggests that artificial intelligence should be used to identify clinical deterioration and that outcomes beyond mortality should be considered in their evaluation.

… Medical Colleges … Acad Med … This study describes a strategy for supporting deliberative practice through …

This study found that pediatric residents failed to consistently perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation according to established guidelines, mirroring results from a prior study in adult patients.

… … Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf … This commentary describes a tool that supports structured communication between …

This article reviews the principles of teamwork and emphasizes their role in pediatric emergency and critical care settings.

Implementation of a pediatric medical emergency team was associated with a reduction in respiratory arrests, but not cardiopulmonary arrests, at a tertiary care children's hospital.

… help identify opportunities for educational intervention. A similar study in the adult population found delays in … survival rates in patients with slower response rates. A past AHRQ  perspective discusses the role of simulation and …

The authors provide a case report that illustrates the effective use of a rapid response team for a pediatric patient.

… conditions. This study describes the development of a framework to achieve high reliability in the intensive care … bloodstream infections. The framework is based on a previously published method for evaluating safety …