Modified early warning score predicts the need for hospital admission and inhospital mortality

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 674-678

  Burch, Vannesa C ^a,b,c   Tarr, G ^b   Morroni, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b GF Jooste Hospital   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED EARLY WARNING SCORE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PULSE RATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH AFRICA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PULSE; RESPIRATION; RISK FACTORS; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55349139326     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.057661     Document Type: Article

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