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https://dora.health.qld.gov.au/qldresearchjspui/handle/1/11389| Title: | Australian Emergency Department Doctors and Nurses' Perspectives on the Duration of Persistent Tachycardia in Children | Authors: | Mutic, A.;Tan, E.;Fahey, M.;Callander, E.;Haskell, L.;George, S. ;Borland, M.;Loftus, N.;Kasza, J.;Furyk, J.;Phillips, N.;Dalziel, S. R.;Craig, S. | Issue Date: | 2025 | Source: | EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2025 (37) 4 | Journal Title: | EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia | Abstract: | Objective: To explore time thresholds for ‘persistent tachycardia’ in children among Australian emergency department clinicians. Methods: Online cross-sectional survey of emergency department clinicians. Respondents were asked to indicate the duration in hours they considered that a tachycardia in a child would be classified as ‘persistent’. Results: Among 499 respondents, 304 (60.9%) identified tachycardia as ‘persistent’ by 2 h, and 471 (94.3%) by 4 h; the most common response was 2 h (147 (51.2%) doctors; 78 (36.8%) nurses). Conclusions: Time based thresholds for ‘persistent tachycardia’ differ. This has implications for its use in rapid-response systems and early recognition of serious illness. | DOI: | 10.1111/1742-6723.70118 | Resources: | https://www.embase.com/search/results?subaction=viewrecord&id=L2035636958&from=export http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.70118 |
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| Appears in Sites: | Children's Health Queensland Publications Queensland Health Publications |
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