The comparison of modified early warning score with rapid emergency medicine score: A prospective multicentre observational cohort study on medical and surgical patients presenting to emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 476-481

  Bulut, Mehtap ^a   Cebicci, Huseyin ^b   Sigirli, Deniz ^c   Sak, Ahmet ^a   Durmus, Oya ^d   Top, Ahmet Ali ^e   Kaya, Sinan ^a   Uz, Kamil ^a  

^a Bursa evket Yilmaz Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Department of Emergency Medicine Kayseri Education and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^c ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Umraniye Education and Research Hospital Otolaryngology Clinic Umraniye   (Turkey)

^e Trabzon Numune Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED EARLY WARNING SCORE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAPID EMERGENCY MEDICINE SCORE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TURKEY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TURKEY;

EID: 84901666577     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2013-202444     Document Type: Article

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