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Christopher S Parshuram

Center for Safety Research
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The Pediatric Early Warning System score: a severity of illness score to predict urgent medical need in hospitalized children

H Duncan, J Hutchison, CS Parshuram - Journal of critical care, 2006 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We developed and performed the initial retrospective validation of a pediatric
severity of illness score. The score is to preemptively identify hospitalized children who are …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of the effects of resident duty hour restrictions in surgery: impact on resident wellness, training, and patient outcomes

…, N Lipsman, M Elmi, AV Kulkarni, C Parshuram… - Annals of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: In 2003, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
mandated 80-hour resident duty limits. In 2011 the ACGME mandated 16-hour duty …

[HTML][HTML] Development and initial validation of the Bedside Paediatric Early Warning System score

CS Parshuram, J Hutchison, K Middaugh - Critical care, 2009 - Springer
Introduction Adverse outcomes following clinical deterioration in children admitted to hospital
wards is frequently preventable. Identification of children for referral to critical care experts …

[HTML][HTML] Multicentre validation of the bedside paediatric early warning system score: a severity of illness score to detect evolving critical illness in hospitalised children

CS Parshuram, HP Duncan, AR Joffe, CA Farrell… - Critical Care, 2011 - Springer
Introduction The timely provision of critical care to hospitalised patients at risk for cardiopulmonary
arrest is contingent upon identification and referral by frontline providers. Current …

Pediatric in-intensive-care-unit cardiac arrest: incidence, survival, and predictive factors

…, B McCrindle, DJ Bohn, CS Parshuram - Critical care …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To describe the incidence, survival, and neurologic outcome of in–intensive-care-unit
(ICU) cardiac arrest and to identify factors predictive of survival to hospital discharge. …

Effect of a pediatric early warning system on all-cause mortality in hospitalized pediatric patients: the EPOCH randomized clinical trial

CS Parshuram, K Dryden-Palmer, C Farrell… - Jama, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is limited evidence that the use of severity of illness scores in pediatric
patients can facilitate timely admission to the intensive care unit or improve patient outcomes. …

Systematic evaluation of errors occurring during the preparation of intravenous medication

CS Parshuram, T To, W Seto, A Trope, G Koren… - Cmaj, 2008 - Can Med Assoc
Introduction: Errors in the concentration of intravenous medications are not uncommon. We
evaluated steps in the infusion-preparation process to identify factors associated with …

Psychological outcomes in parents of critically ill hospitalized children

…, S Haddad, E Pullenayegum, C Parshuram - Journal of Pediatric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Parents of children in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) are subjected to significant
psychological stress. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of, and factors …

Moral distress in PICU and neonatal ICU practitioners: a cross-sectional evaluation

…, C Gibbons, CS Parshuram - Pediatric Critical Care …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To measure the level of moral distress in PICU and neonatal ICU health practitioners,
and to describe the relationship of moral distress with demographic factors, burnout, …

Fellowship training, workload, fatigue and physical stress: a prospective observational study

CS Parshuram, S Dhanani, JA Kirsh, PN Cox - Cmaj, 2004 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Fatigue in physician trainees may compromise patient safety and the well-being
of the trainees and limit the educational opportunities provided by training programs. …