'So why didn't you think this baby was ill?' Decision-making in acute paediatrics. Issue 1 (1st March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Roland, Damian; Snelson, Edward
• Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 104:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 43
• Page End: 48
• Publication Date: 2018-03-01
• Subjects: decision making -- acute paediatrics -- gut feeling -- heuristics; Pediatrics -- Practice -- Periodicals; Children -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Periodicals; 618.920005
• DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313199
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-0585

Abstract

Abstract : Determining severity of illness and undertaking an adequate risk assessment is a fundamental part of acute paediatric practice. This review highlights physiology, communication, heuristics and external elements as factors which influence decision-making and discusses how incidence of disease and seniority of clinician impact might influence outcomes.