TABLE 3.
Comparison of the use of B‐PEWS score stratified by clinical risk between the 1st and 2nd assessment period
| Period 1 | Period 2 | p‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low‐risk children | |||
| Total number, n | 144 | 224 | – |
| B‐PEWS difference, mean (SD) | 6.7 (7.2) | 1.0 (1.9) | <0.001W |
| Wrong recommendations used because of incorrect score, n (%) | 43 (29.3) | 21 (9.5) | <0.001C |
| No. of total score adequately calculated n (%) | 13 (9.2) | 84 (38.2) | <0.001F |
| Adherence to ‘Assess/rescore’ in no., mean (SD) | 8.6 (6.4) | 13.4 (9.9) | <0.001W |
| No. of best scenario, n (%) | 1 (0.7) | 25 (11.4) | <0.001C |
| Moderate‐risk children | |||
| Total number, n | 53 | 71 | – |
| B‐PEWS difference, mean (SD) | 9.8 (9.5) | 3.0 (6.0) | <0.001W |
| Wrong recommendations used because of incorrect score, n (%) | 40 (83.3) | 34 (51.5) | <0.001C |
| No. of total score adequately calculated n (%) | 1 (2.4) | 8 (12.1) | 0.149F |
| Adherence to ‘Assess/rescore’ in no., mean (SD) | 14.6 (10.4) | 21.9 (17.7) | 0.014W |
| No. of best scenario, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.0) | 0.508F |
| High‐risk children | |||
| Total number, n | 2 | 5 | – |
| B‐PEWS difference, mean (SD) | 6.0 (5.9) | 0.3 (1.9) | 0.114W |
| Wrong recommendations used because of incorrect score, n (%) | 3 (75.0) | 3 (50.0) | 0.571F |
| No. of total score adequately calculated, n (%) | 4 (100) | 4 (66.7) | 0.467F |
| Adherence to ‘Assess/rescore’ in no., mean (SD) | 26.0 (31.4) | 7.0 (8.4) | 0.067W |
| No. of best scenario, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; n, absolute frequency; %, relative per cent frequency; W, Mann–Whitney test; C, chi‐square test; F, Fisher exact test.