Why do healthcare professionals fail to escalate as per the early warning system (EWS) protocol? A qualitative evidence synthesis of the barriers and facilitators of escalation

Why do healthcare professionals fail to escalate as per the early warning system (EWS) protocol? A qualitative evidence synthesis of the barriers and facilitators of escalation

Abstract Background Early warning systems (EWSs) are used to assist clinical judgment in the detection of acute deterioration to avoid or reduce adverse events including unanticipated cardiopulmonary arrest, admission to the intensive care unit and death. Sometimes healthcare professionals (HCPs) do...

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Main Authors: S. M. O’Neill, B. Clyne, M. Bell, A. Casey, B. Leen, S. M. Smith, M. Ryan, M. O’Neill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Early warning system
Failure to escalate
Thematic analysis
Barriers
Facilitators
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00403-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00403-9

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