Use of Transport Illness Severity Scores To Predict Risk Of Clinical Deterioration In Transported Patients

Introduction: The Transport Pediatric Early Warning Scores (TPEWS) and Transport Risk Assessment in Pediatrics (TRAP) scores are transport medicine-specific illness severity scores that are adjunct assessment tools for determining patient disposition. We hypothesized that these scores would predict acuity and risk of clinical deterioration in transported patients admitted to general pediatric wards. We utilized activation of a rapid response team (RRT) in the first 24 hours of admission as a marker of deterioration. Methods: We reviewed all pediatric transports admitted via our pediatric critical care transport team to our tertiary care children’s hospital wards or PICU from July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019. Patients …