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Article History

Received: 23 September 2022

Accepted: 22 June 2023

First Online: 4 July 2023

Declarations

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: Ethics approval was given for the study, by the North-West, Liverpool East Research Ethics Committee, REC 17/NW/0533, and the Health Research Authority (HRA) permission to proceed was issued, (IRAS ID:215339).All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Informed consent was collected for the families of children who are transferred to critical care following deterioration, so that additional data can be captured to ascertain the indirect financial cost to families associated with critical deterioration. The consent process incorporates statements about the use of anonymised data for publication. This consent to participate was approved by the North-West, Liverpool East Research Ethics Committee, REC 17/NW/0533.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.