Enhancing Nursing Care for Children with Acute Gastroenteritis: Integrating Pediatric Early Warning Scores with the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation System.
Altern Ther Health Med
; 30(1): 386-390, 2024 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37793338
ABSTRACT
Background:
Acute gastroenteritis is a frequently encountered diarrheal illness in children, often self-limiting but occasionally linked to substantial mortality and morbidity, demanding effective approaches for assessment and intervention. While the utilization of the Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) and the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation system (SBAR) in pediatric patient management is recognized as effective, research in this area remains limited.Objective:
Our study aimed to investigate the potential impact of PEWS and SBAR systems on the outcomes of pediatric patients with acute gastroenteritis.Methods:
We conducted a randomized controlled trial at our hospital, enrolling 124 children aged 3 to 12 years diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis. These participants were randomly assigned to either a control group (62 cases) or an intervention group (62 cases). Different outcomes were assessed, including the frequency and duration of diarrhea and vomiting, the Modified Vesikari Scale (MVS), the Clinical Dehydration Scale (CDS), and follow-up physician visits. We utilized a two-group independent sample t test to compare outcomes between the two groups.Results:
Our study resulted in statistically significant findings favoring the intervention group regarding the frequency and duration of diarrhea and vomiting, the MVS, the CDS, and the need for repeat healthcare visits.Conclusions:
The integration of PEWS with SBAR appears to offer improved outcomes for children afflicted with acute gastroenteritis.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Gastroenteritis
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Early Warning Score
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Altern Ther Health Med
Journal subject:
TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES
Year:
2024
Type:
Article