Research Yvette van Ierland, Gijs Elshout, Henriëtte A Moll, Ruud G Nijman, Yvonne Vergouwe, Johan van der Lei, Marjolein Y Berger and Rianne Oostenbrink
Use of alarm features in referral of febrile children to the emergency department: an observational study
Abstract Background
The diagnostic value of alarm features of serious infections in low prevalence settings is unclear.
Aim
To explore to what extent alarm features play a role in referral to the emergency department (ED) by GPs who face a febrile child during out-ofhours care.
Design and setting
Observational study using semi-structured, routine clinical practice data of febrile children (