Pediatric Vital Sign Distribution Derived From a Multi-Centered Emergency Department Database

[摘要] BackgroundWe hypothesized that current vital sign thresholds used in pediatric emergency department (ED) screening tools do not reflect observed vital signs in this population. We analyzed a large multi-centered database to develop heart rate (HR) and respiratory rate centile rankings and z-scores that could be incorporated into electronic health record ED screening tools and we compared our derived centiles to previously published centiles and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) vital sign thresholds.

[学科分类] 儿科学

[关键词] heart rate;respiratory rate;infant;child;emergency service;hospital