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Unreliability of the NICE Traffic Light tool

The Traffic Light tool from NICE is designed to identify children at risk of serious illness, and it is widely used in general practice for the assessment of acutely unwell children. This new research shows that the Traffic Light tool is unreliable in detecting and excluding serious illness in children presenting to UK general practice with an acute illness. The authors state that this system is not suitable for use as a clinical tool in general practice. Further research is required to update or replace the Traffic Light system.

British Journal of General Practice: 72 (718)

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    British Journal of General Practice 20 May 2022; BJGP.2021.0585. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.0585
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    British Journal of General Practice 16 May 2022; BJGP.2021.0545. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.0545
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    British Journal of General Practice 16 May 2022; BJGP.2021.0548. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.0548
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    British Journal of General Practice 16 May 2022; BJGP.2021.0503. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.0503
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