The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) a useful tool to predict the likelihood of admission

J. Kelly; AG. Rowland; H. Lees; M. Kamara; S. Cotterill

doi:doi:10.1136/emermed-2013-203113.29

The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) a useful tool to predict the likelihood of admission

J. Kelly, AG. Rowland, H. Lees, M. Kamara, S. Cotterill

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Objectives & Background. No specific early warning score universally validated for use in all children presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) exists. POPS is a novel aggregate scoring system, designed for ED use. Methods. Prospectively collected physiological and observational data were used to calculate POPS on 2068 patients aged under 16 presenting over one month to a UK District General Hospital Paediatric ED. Logistic regression was used to investigate the effect of POPS at first presentation on admission to hospital within the subsequent 72 hours. Results. 46% of patients were diagnosed with trauma and 54% with a medical condition. Mean age was 5.6 years (SD 4.6). 15.3% were admitted on first presentation. 76 re-presented within 72 hours of discharge from the ED and 19.7% were admitted. The mean POPS on first presentation was 0.87 (SD 1.58) overall (medical patients 1.03 (SD 1.70), trauma patients 0.68 (SD 1.41), p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	877-878
Number of pages	2
Journal	Emergency Medicine Journal
Volume	30
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/doi:10.1136/emermed-2013-203113.29
Publication status	Published - Oct 2013

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The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) a useful tool to predict the likelihood of admission

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