title: Effectiveness of provider strategies for the early recognition of clinical deterioration due to sepsis in pediatric patients: a systematic review protocol.
abstract: The objective of this review is to determine the effectiveness of provider strategies for the early recognition of clinical deterioration due to sepsis in pediatric patients. Specifically, the review question is: among pediatric, hospitalized patients, up to 18 years of age, what is the effectiveness of clinical assessment compared with use of early recognition screening tools for the recognition of clinical deterioration due to sepsis?
authors.affiliation: 1Children's Health System of Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA 2The Center for Translational Research: a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Lindsey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Patton
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000075902:Clinical Deterioration; D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic