The impact of the use of the Early Warning Score (EWS) on patient outcomes: A systematic review

Resuscitation

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 587-594

  Alam, N ^a   Hobbelink, E L ^a   van Tienhoven, A J ^a   van de Ven, P M ^a   Jansma, E P ^b   Nanayakkara, P W B ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical outcomes; Deteriorating patients; Early Warning Score; Monitoring; Outreach service; Physiological parameters

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EARLY WARNING SCORE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE COURSE; INTENSIVE CARE; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898453285     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.01.013     Document Type: Review

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